Authentic English Recipes The "How To Make Authentic English Recipes" series is more about the method and the ingredients than it is about precise measuring. This is the way our Grandmothers cooked and these are recipes my Grandmother passed down to me. I hope you enjoy the series and will soon be cooking like a true Brit. How To Make Beef Stew With Dumplings Beef and kidney stew is a staple in every British kitchen. It is very simple to make but if you make the mistake of throwing everything in a pot and boiling it you will end up with a disaster. This guide shows you step by step how to make not just beef stew but any stew, perfectly every time. No matter whether you are making beef, ham, chicken, turkey or vegetable stew it's the flavor of the gravy that will make or break it. Learn the secrets to good gravy and how to make good nutritious, flavorful stews from scratch without a recipe and how to fix any of your experiments that don't work out.