Winter veg stew & dumplings

• Carrots300g
• White potatoes500g
• Leeks250g
• Brown onions150g
• Red kidney beans1 × 400g tin
• Chopped tomatoes1 × 400g tin
• Stock cubes2 cubes
• Plain flour150g
• Butter75g

Plus salt and pepper. About £2.66 for the amounts used.

Method

1. 1

   Chop 1 onion, 300g carrots, 500g potatoes and 250g leeks into chunks.

2. 2

   Fry the onion and leeks in a little oil for 5 minutes. Add the carrots, potatoes, 1 tin chopped tomatoes, 1 drained tin kidney beans, 2 stock cubes and 600ml boiling water. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes.

3. 3

   Make the dumplings: rub 75g butter into 150g flour with a pinch of salt. Stir in about 5 tbsp cold water to make a soft dough and shape into 8 balls.

4. 4

   Sit the dumplings on the stew, cover and simmer gently for 20 minutes without lifting the lid.