Ground-Beef Stew With Cornmeal Dumplings - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. lean ground meat
1/2 medium onion, minced
1/2 bell pepper, minced
2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
1 qt. canned tomatoes
2 c. water
1 tsp. oregano
1/2 tsp. cumin

Preparation

To Make Stew:
Shape ground beef into 4 large patties. Fry in a heavy Dutch oven until rare or medium done. Drain off excess fat and break patties in the pan into pieces. Add onion, pepper and garlic and saute with meat for a few minutes until limp.
Add tomatoes, water, oregano and cumin. Simmer, breaking up chunks of tomatoes with the back of a spoon. While the stew cooks, make dumplings.