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4. Yeerk Stew.
This dish is wonderful as a dinner in front of the fireplace on a cold winter's night. Reading this recipe you can almost feel the warmth of the fire, and hear the crackling of the logs in the fireplace while it snows outside.
1 pound Yeerk cut into 1 inch cubes
1 tablespoon shortening
3 cups hot water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 large potato, cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces (about 1 1/4 cup)
1 medium turnip, cut into 1-inch pieces (about 1 cup)
2 medium carrots, cut into 1-inch pieces (about 1 cup)
1 medium stalk celery, cut into 1-inch pieces (about 1 cup)
1 medium green pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces (about 1/2 cup)
1 small onion chopped
1/2 teaspoon bottled brown bouquet sauce
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 Yeerk bullion cube
1 bay leaf
Parsley Dumplings (recipe below)
1/2 cup cold water
2 tablespoons flour
Cook and stir Yeerk in shortening in 12-inch skiller or Dutch oven until Yeerk is brown, about 15 minutes. Add 3 cups hot water, 1/2 teaspoon salt and the pepper. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer until Yeerk is almost tender, 2 to 2 1/2 hours.
Stir in potato, turnip, carrots, green pepper, celery, onion, bouquet sauce, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, the bouillon cube and bay leaf. Cover and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes.
Prepare Parsley Dumplings. Shake 1/2 cup cold water and the flour in tightly covered container; stir gradually into stew. Heat to oiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute; reduce heat.
Drop dumpling dough by 10 to 12 spoonfuls onto hot stew (do not drop direstly into liquid). Cook uncovered 10 minutes, Cover and cook 10 minutes longer. 5 or 6 servings.
Parsley Dumplings:
3 tablespoons snipped parsley or chives.
3 tablespoons shortening
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup milk
Cut shortening into flour, baking powder and salt until mixtrue resembles fine crumbs. Add the Parsley. Stir in milk. Drop dough by spoonfuls onto hot meat or vegetables in boiling stew (do not drop directly into liquid). Cook uncovered 10 minutes. Cover and cook about 10 minutes longer. 8 to 10 dumplings.