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Herby, British Vegan Dumplings with Suet

These herby vegan dumplings are perfect for serving with your favourite stew, and use only plant-based ingredients! They use a vegetable suet to keep the recipe classic and can be cooked in the oven or straight in a stew.
Course Baking, Side
Cuisine British
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 8 dumplings
Calories 191kcal
Author Jess & Dan

Ingredients

  • 200 g self-raising flour
  • 0.5 teaspoon salt
  • 0.5 tablespoon oregano – dried or fresh and chopped
  • 0.5 tablespoon chives – dried or fresh and chopped
  • 90 g vegetable suet
  • 170 ml water
Metric - US Customary

Instructions

  • If baking – preheat the oven to 190c / gas mark 5. If cooking in a stew, keep the oven on the temperature required for that.
  • Sieve the self-raising flour and salt into a mixing bowl.
    200 g self-raising flour, 0.5 teaspoon salt
  • Stir in the fresh herbs.
    0.5 tablespoon oregano, 0.5 tablespoon chives
  • Add the suet and pour in the water.
    90 g vegetable suet, 170 ml water
  • Mix the ingredients until thoroughly combined. The dough should be firm but pliable.
  • Divide the dough into 8 small balls.
  • If cooking in the oven, place the dough balls on a baking tray and cook in the oven for 10 minutes. Turn the tray and cook for another 5 minutes. Check the progress of the dumplings and if they need it, cook for another 5 minutes.
  • If cooking in a stew, put the dough balls on top of the stew. Put the stew, without a lid, back into the oven for 20 minutes.

Notes

  • If you can’t find vegetable suet, a vegetable shortening or set fat, like Trex (not liquid oil), also work well in this recipe.
  • You can make these vegan dumplings gluten-free by simply using a gluten-free self-raising flour. If you only have plain gluten-free flour, add some baking powder.
  • You can use different fresh herbs if you’d like – just stick to 1 tablespoon in total.
  • The dumplings will keep in an airtight container for up to 5 days, or in the freezer for up to 3 months.

Nutrition

Calories: 191kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 147mg | Potassium: 30mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 14IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 1mg