Spice Bean & Mince Stew with Dombolo

Ingredients:

For the Stew:

500 g beef mince

1 onion

2 cloves garlic

30 ml First Choice Olive Oil

salt & pepper for seasoning

10 ml paprika

15 ml barbeque spice

5 ml chilli flakes

300 ml tomato, chopped

100 ml beef stock

300 g tinned mixed beans, rinsed and drained

70 g tomato paste

30 ml worcestershire sauce

For the Dombolo (Dumplings):

375 ml flour

10 ml baking powder

freshly ground pepper

pinch of salt

60 ml fresh herbs (parsley, rosemary, thyme), chopped

80 g First Choice Butter, room temperature

220 ml First Choice Amasi

egg wash for brushing

Directions:

For the Stew:

Heat the First Choice Olive Oil in a large frying pan and add the onion and garlic. Cook for a few minutes until the onions are soft.

Add the mince and cook until cooked and dry, stir all the time to break up the mince.

Season and add all the spices.

Add the chopped tomato, beef stock, beans, tomato paste and the Worcestershire sauce.

Simmer for 10 minutes on low heat.

For the Dombolo (Dumplings):

Sieve together the flour, baking powder, salt & pepper. Mix in the chopped fresh herbs.

Rub in the First Choice Butter - using your fingertips.

Add the First Choice Amasi and use a knife to mix it gently into the dry ingredients to make a soft dough.

Place the dough on a lightly floured work surface and pat it out to about 2 cm thick.

Use a cookie cutter to cut out rounds to make your dumplings.

Place all the dumplings on top of the stew, space evenly and brush with egg wash.

Cover the pan with a lid or foil and bake for 10 minutes covered.

Remove the foil and bake for another 10 minutes until the dumplings are golden brown and cooked.

Sprinkle with more chopped fresh herbs and some paprika.