Smoky Sausage Bean Stew With Cornmeal Dumplings

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 3 carrots, peeled and thinly sliced
• 1/2 lb smoked sausage, cut into 1/2 in slices
• 1 (14 ounce) can chicken broth
• 2 cups water
• 2 cups cabbage, coarsely shredded
• 1 (15 ounce) can great northern beans, undrained
• 1 1/4 teaspoons pepper
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 cup martha self-rising flour
• 1/2 cup martha self-rising corm meal mix
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2/3 cup milk

Recipe

• 1 in 6-qt dutch oven or large saucepan with lid, heat oil over med-high heat; add onion and carrots. cook and stir until carrots are tender.
• 2 stir in sausage; cook until lightly browned.
• 3 add remaining stew ingredients; bring to boil.
• 4 reduce heat; simmer 15-20 minutes or until cabbage is tender.
• 5 remove and discard bay leaf.
• 6 in medium bowl, combine flour and corn meal.
• 7 with pastry blender or two knives, cut shortening into very small pieces to evenly distribute into dry ingredients until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• 8 stir in parsley and pepper. add milk; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened.
• 9 drop by tablespoonfuls over simmering stew. cover and cook over med-low heat 10-15 minutes or until dumplings are firm.