Beef Dumpling Stew

This beef stew is a hearty, long-simmered dish packed with root vegetables and finished with fluffy suet dumplings. You'll brown the beef first, then build the stew with onions, celery, carrots, leeks, and swede, simmering it until the meat is fork-tender. The suet dumplings, made simply with flour and baking powder, cook right on top of the stew, absorbing all the rich flavors as they swell. It's the kind of meal that makes the kitchen smell wonderful for hours. Serve it with a dollop of mashed potatoes.