Ingredients

1 1/2 lb stewing beef 1 inch pieces

Four cups beef stock, and 1/2 cup water

A tied bundle of thyme (called a Bouquet garni), the more the thyme better

One 4 inch piece of ginger, very thinly sliced

One onion coarsly chopped

Two cloves of garlic finely chopped

One bay leaf

Six allspice berries

One Yam cut in long wedges

Two medium Yukon gold potatos 1 1/2 inch pieces

One butternut squash 1 1/2 inch pieces

Six green onions crushed and chopped

Two habanero peppers chopped finely, more if you like it spicy

One 15 oz can of coconut milk

One 16oz bag of defrosted lima beans

One cup chopped fresh spinach

For the Dumplings, 1/2 cup flour, 6 tbs water - mix and kneed together and make oval shapes rolling with your hands - do this at the end right before the dish is done

Preparation

  1. Add 2 tbs vegetable oil to a dutch oven and brown meat, then drain the fat.
  2. Add a little more oil then the ginger and onion, and cook until the onion is translucent.
  3. Then add garlic, bay leaf, the bundle of thyme, All Spice berries, and cook for 30 seconds.
  4. Then add the beef stock and water, with salt and pepper to season, bring to boil, cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
  5. Then add yam, potato, squash, green onion, habaneros, and coconut milk, lima beans, simmer covered for another 30 minutes.
  6. Then add spinach, and 5 minutes later add the dumplings and simmer covered for another 10 minutes..