Savoury vegetable cobbler with cheddar dumplings
European 15 Mins Prep · 30 Mins Cook
- Roughly chop the vegetables into 3cm cubes.
- Heat the oil in a 30cm cast-iron pan placed over a medium-high heat.
- Add in the mixed vegetables (butternut, red capsicum, sweet potato, onion, leek) and sauté for 8-10 minutes or until starting to soften. Finely grate the garlic into the vegetables and season well. Stir in the tomato paste and cook for a further 1 minute. Pour in the stock and bring to a simmer. Cook until the liquid reduces slightly – it should resemble stew. Turn off the heat and stir in the parsley.
- Remove the pan from the heat to cool slightly while you prepare the dumplings.
- Preheat the oven to 180°C, gas mark 4.
- To make the cheddar dumplings, whisk the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, ¼ tsp of salt, sugar, turmeric and Aleppo chilli pepper together in a large bowl. Cube the cold butter and add to the flour mixture. Cut the butter into the flour using your hands or a pastry cutter until it is almost completely incorporated – the mixture should look a little like coarse breadcrumbs. Grate the cheese into the flour and toss to combine.
- In a small bowl, whisk the buttermilk (or full-cream yoghurt) and egg (at room temp.) together and add to the flour mixture. Stir until completely combined.
- Using a tablespoon, dollop rounds of the dough over the cooled vegetables.Place in the oven and bake until the dumplings are golden and cooked through, approx. 20 minutes.
- Serve immediately.
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