Venison stew with dumplings

4 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1sliceBacon
1poundsVenison stew meat [cubed]
2cupsWater
1largeCarrot [peeled & sliced]
1largeCelery stalk [sliced]
½teaspoonOregano
1teaspoonSalt
Cooked stew veggies and liquid
1packBiscuit mix (for dumplings)

Directions

1) Brown the bacon in a pressure cooker, then remove the bacon and brown the venison in the bacon drippings... 2) Add the water, carrots, celery, oregano and salt; cover and cook for 20 min. then cool and remove the lid... 3) Add the veggies and enough of the liquid to cover stew... 4) Prepare the dumplings as per the package directions then spoon the batter over the stew and cook (with no pressure) for 15 to 20 min. or `til dumplings are cooked through... 5) Serve with tossed or gelatin salad and italian bread/rolls...

Soruce: Matte Bicknell Watertown NY From "Bill Saiff's Rod & Reel Recipes for Hookin' & Cookin'" cookbook typed with permission by Fred Goslin for Cyberealm Bbs, home of KookNet in Watertown NY at (315) 786-1120 Posted to MM-Recipes Digest by "Fred Goslin" <fjgoslin@...> on Sep 9, 1998