Pork Stew with Cornmeal Dumplings

Main Ingredient: Beef Cornmeal Cheese Potatoes Tomatoes
Preparation: Crock Pot and Slow Cooker
Course: Various Breads Dumplings and Dim sum
Yield:

Pork Stew with Cornmeal Dumplings ingredients

1 1⁄2 lb pork roast; shoulder, bnlss
1 garlic cloves, minced
1 T Oil
5 med Carrots; cut 1/2" pieces
3 med Potatoes; peeled & cubed
1 1⁄2 c water
1⁄4 c Tapioca; quick-cooking
1 T worchestershire sause
2 Bay leaves
1 t thyme; dry and crushed
1⁄2 t Salt
1⁄4 t Nutmeg, ground
1⁄2 t Salt
1⁄4 t Pepper
1 cn Tomatoes; cut-up, (28oz)
---CORNMEAL DUMPLINGS---
1⁄2 c flour
1⁄2 c Cheddar cheese
1⁄3 c Cornmeal; Yellow
1 t baking powder
dsp Pepper
1 Eggs, beaten
2 T Milk
2 T Oil
2 T cheddar cheese, shredded

Cooking Pork Stew with Cornmeal Dumplings

1. Cut pork into 1" cubes.
2. In a large skillet brown pork and garlic in hot oil. Drain well.
3. Meanwhile, in crockpot combine carrots, potatoes, water, tapioca, sugar, worcestershire sauce, bay leaves, thyme, salt, nutmeg, and pepper.
4. Stiri in browned meat and undrained tomatoes.
5. Cover; cook on low-heat setting for 9-11 hours or on high-heat setting for 4-5 hours.
6. If stew was cooked on low-heat setting, turn crockery cooker to high-heat setting.
7. Prepare cormeal dumplings.
8. Remove bay leaves.
9. Stir stew; drop dumplings by tablespoonfuls onto stew.
10. Cover; cook for 50 minutes more (DO NOT LIFT COVER).
11. Sprinkle dumplings with cheese.
12. DUMPLINGS: In a medium mixing bowl stir together flour, cheddar cheese, cornmeal, baking powder, and pepper.
13. Combine beaten egg, milk, and oil. Add to flour mixture; stir with a fork just till combined.
14. Use in pork stew with cornmeal dumplings, above.