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When I am deciding what to cook for dinner,
I generally make the decision of what meat I feel like first
and then work everything else around that.
Last week Thursday I decided I felt like a stew but wanted to
do something a little different...

I Had a browse through some pork recipe images on google
and came up with a very interesting concoction of my own by
combining and altering a couple of different recipes,
and daaaamn was it a good end result :)

#WhatsCookingChallenge - Kielbasa Sausage & Basil Stew with Dumplings.

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This honestly was one of the tastiest stews I have made in a long time,
and not only is it completely unique,
but it has dumplings!!!! So need I even say more?! haha
Whilst I have eaten dumplings on plenty of occasions,
I have never actually made them and was pleasantly surprised at how easy they are!

For the Dumplings you will need:

One cup of all purpose flour
Half a teaspoon of salt
Two teaspoons of baking soda
One tablespoon of butter
A handful of chopped parsley
One teaspoon of sugar
Half a cup of milk

For the Stew you will need:

A pack or two of kielbasa (polish) smoked sausage
A pack of celery, chopped
one sweet red bell pepper roughly chopped
A pack of carrots (ready peeled are great)
A few sprigs of Garlic chives chopped
A handful of fresh basil leaves chopped
A small bunch of lemon thyme
One litre of chicken stock

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So first of all lets get to the dumplings.

Mix all of the above listed
dumpling ingredients in a bowl.
You can use a fork, but personally
I find hands the most effective.

knead it until you end up with a nice
dough like consistency.

Pour some flour onto a saucer or plate
so that you can coat your hands
and then roll the dumpling balls...

That's it!
Your dumplings are ready to roll!
So put them one side while we get the stew going...

Slice up your kielbasa sausage,
and put one side.

Chop up the celery, basil, garlic chives, lemon thyme
and the red bell pepper.

Heat up a deep pan or pot with a little olive oil.
A deep pan is ideal for this as it has a wider diameter
than a pot, which is better suited for the dumplings later on.

Once heated, saute the celery, basil, garlic chives
and the red bell pepper.

Pour in your chicken stock,
add the sausage slices, a little salt and pepper to taste
and your carrots.
pop the lid on
and bring it to a medium boil.

Once it has reached a consistent medium boil,
add the dumpling balls
and immediately put the lid back on again.
After about 2 min you can drop the heat to
medium to low and allow it to cook for
approx. 45 min.

It is REALLY important not to lift the lid
during this time, as the dumplings will "flop".

The second you place them in the pot,
you will see how they begin to grow and opening the lid
will ruin this process.

And that's it!
After 45 min your stew will be ready to serve :)

Super easy and EXCEPTIONALLY tasty!!!!

ENJOY!

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Until next time...
Much Love from Cape Town, South Africa xxx

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