Pork casserole with herb dumplings

This pork casserole is a perfect winter dinner. Using pork fillet and lots of yummy vegetables, the herb dumplings on top make this meal very moreish. The whole family will love this

Ingredients

  • olive or canola oil

  • 500g pork fillet

    cubed

  • 200g baby onion

    peeled

  • 1 carrot

    peeled and thickly sliced

  • 300g pumpkin

    peeled deseeded and cubed

  • 1 cup white wine

  • 2 cups water

  • 2 Chicken Stock Powder

  • 2 bay leaves

  • 2 sprigs fresh rosemary

  • 1 red capsicum

    deseeded and chopped

  • 2 zucchini

    sliced

  • 1 tbsp cornflour

  • 6 corncobs

    steamed, for serving

  • 4 large bread rolls

    for serving

  • 1 cup self-raising flour

    for dumplings

  • 20g reduced fat canola margarine

    for dumplings

  • 2 tbsp fresh herbs

    chopped, for dumplings

  • 1 cup skim milk

    for dumplings

Equipment

  • 1 large heavy-based saucepan or casserole dish
  • 1 bowl
  • 1 skewer

Instructions

  1. Spray a large heavy-based saucepan or casserole dish with oil.
  2. Add pork and cook over high heat for 3-5 minutes or until browned.
  3. Add onions and cook for 5 minutes, until browned.
  4. Add carrot, pumpkin, wine, stock powder prepared with water, bay leaves and rosemary and bring to the boil.
  5. Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, for 30 minutes.
  6. Add capsicum and zucchini and cook for a further 15 minutes.
  7. Blend cornflour with 1 tablespoon water and stir into casserole.
  8. Cook, stirring, until casserole boils and thickens.
  9. Meanwhile, to make dumplings, sift flour into a bowl, then rub in margarine until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
  10. Stir in herbs and milk until mixture comes together to form a soft dough.
  11. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and gently knead for 1 minute.
  12. Divide dough into 8 portions and shape into balls.
  13. Place dumplings on top of casserole, then cover and cook over medium heat for 15 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre of a dumpling comes out clean.
  14. Serve immediately with corncobs and bread rolls.

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