Vegan Stew Recipes

HEARTY VEGAN STEW

Steps:

• Preheat a heavy bottom dutch oven over medium low heat and sautee the onion and carrot in a drop of oil or a splash of water until the onion is translucent. (omit oil to be WFPB & Plantricious compliant).
• Stir in the garlic and cook a few seconds until fragrant.
• Add the jackfruit pieces, thyme, bay and the red wine. Simmer until the wine is almost evaporated. (It's very important that you allow the wine to evaporate or the stew won't taste right).
• Meanwhile whisk the flour with the vegetable stock until combined and add it to the pot with the jackfruit. Bring to a simmer and stir in the paprika and cloves.
• Cook everything together for 45 minutes until the jackfruit is fork tender.
• Stir in the gnocchi, tomatoes and green peas and cook a few extra minutes until the gnocchi float to the top and the green peas are cooked through to your liking.
• Discard the thyme sprigs and whole cloves and season the stew to your taste with sea salt and black pepper.
• Stir in the fresh parsley and serve!

VEGAN STEW

Steps:

• In a large heavy pot or dutch oven, heat 6 tablespoons of olive oil over medium heat. Add the sliced leeks and cook until softened, about 5 minutes.
• Add the onions, carrots and celery to the pot, along with the garlic, thyme, rosemary and bay leaves. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the leeks start to brown.
• Add the mushrooms and turnips or rutabaga. Pour in the wine and Worcestershire sauce and reduce the heat to low. Stir in the potatoes and cover the pot.
• Make the roux: In a measuring cup, heat the broth in the microwave until it's hot. Heat 3 tablespoons of olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in the flour and cook, whisking constantly, until the roux starts to darken, about 4-5 minutes. Gradually add the hot broth while whisking. Add the vinegar, molasses paprika and a dash of tabasco and whisk until smooth. Stir the roux into the stew.
• Simmer the stew, uncovered, until all the vegetables are tender, about 1 hour. If you feel the liquid is evaporating too quickly, you can cover it for a while. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve with mashed potatoes or crusty bread and sprinkle with parsley.

VEGAN STEW

Steps:

• Add the chopped onion to the pot with the olive oil and sauté the onions until softened.
• Add in the crushed garlic, thyme, rosemary and oregano and sauté with the onions.
• Add the sliced mushrooms, diced carrots and diced celery and toss with the onions and spices. Let it cook for a few minutes until the mushrooms are slightly softened.
• Add the all purpose flour and stir it in.
• Add the vegetable stock, marinara sauce, red wine, peeled and chopped potatoes, kidney beans, tomato paste and dark soy sauce and stir in.
• Add in the bay leaves and bring it all to a simmer, cover the pot and leave to simmer, stirring from time to time, until the potatoes and veggies are soft and cooked.
• Add in the coconut sugar (optional) which helps to balance out the flavors and salt and pepper to taste (if needed).
• Serve as is or with basmati rice.

GREEN VEGAN STEW

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion until soft, about 3 minutes. Pour in vegetable broth. Increase heat to high and bring broth to a boil. Add lentils. Reduce heat to medium and cook until soft, about 45 minutes.
• Stir kale, Swiss chard, and mustard greens into the broth; simmer until tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir in nutritional yeast, garlic powder, thyme, pepper, and salt. Let soup cool, about 10 minutes.
• Transfer soup to a blender; puree until smooth. Pour back into the pot and reheat, about 5 minutes.

VEGAN WINTER STEW

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F.
• Heat the oil in a large ovenproof pot over a medium heat. Add the carrots and shallots, then increase the heat and cook for 6 minutes until slightly caramelized and brown. Add the mushrooms, bay leaves and fresh thyme, and cook for another 2 minutes. Sprinkle over the flour and mix to combine, then pour in the red wine. Increase the heat to high and cook, stirring now and then, until the wine is reduced by half, roughly 3 minutes.
• Add the tomatoes, sweet potatoes, vegetable stock and miso paste and mix to combine. Season to taste with salt and a generous amount of black pepper.
• Transfer to the oven with the lid on and cook for 40 minutes, until the carrots have softened. Top with fresh parsley. Stew will keep in the fridge 3 days, or in the freezer for 3 months.