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HERB DUMPLING STEW

2 pounds stew meat, lamb or beef
1/2 cup flour
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 onions
2 carrots, chopped in large pieces
4 potatoes, chopped
2 tomatoes, peeled and chopped
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 large bunch fresh mixed herbs, tied with a string
2 1/2 cups beef broth

Dumplings (see below)
Salt and pepper to taste

Coat meat in flour, then brown in oil in a skillet. Add onions
and saute. Place browned meat, onions and vegetables in large
cooking pot. Add garlic powder. Place herbs in middle of
mixture. Cover with broth, cook 2 hours over low heat. While
stew is cooking, make dumplings. During last 20 minutes of
cooking, add dumplings. Salt and pepper to taste.

Makes 6 to 8 servings