Easy Vegan Irish Stew - Get Out The Guinness

Easy Vegan Irish Stew - Get Out The Guinness

from tastythriftytimely.com
70 min
4 servings

Warm up with this vegan Irish stew recipe. Mushrooms bulk up the stew and Guinness flavours the broth. Have some soda bread on the side!

Ingredients

  • ½ tbsp olive oil
  • 1 large onion
  • Salt & pepper to taste
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 250g cremini mushrooms*
  • 3 large carrots (roughly 2 cups, 290g)*
  • 2 ribs celery*
  • 4 tbsp all purpose flour
  • 325 ml Guinness stout (see notes for alternatives)*
  • 3 – 4 cups vegetable broth
  • 5 yellow potatoes (490g, 3 – 4 cups)*
  • 2 tbsp tamari, or soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp worcestershire
  • 2 sprigs of thyme (and/or a bay leaf)
  • 1-2 tsp brown sugar, optional

Directions

  1. 1

    Prepare your ingredients by peeling and roughly chopping the onion, carrot, and potatoes into larger chunks. Slice the mushrooms into halves or quarters depending on size and chop the celery into larger pieces. *You can keep the carrot and potato skins on for extra nutrition, just wash them well.

  2. 2

    In a large and deep saute pan or pot, saute the onion for 2-3 minutes until softened and fragrant. (You can season with a bit of salt and pepper each time you add a new ingredient into the stew).

  3. 3

    Add the minced garlic and stir. Add the chopped mushrooms and cook for 5 minutes until the mushrooms have softened. (Splash in some more oil or some broth if your pan gets dry to avoid the onion and garlic burning). I tend to leave the mushrooms in for the whole cooking time but you can remove them and add them back to the pot in the last 10 minutes. Removing them will preserve more of their texture.

  4. 4

    Add the carrots, stir, and cover the pot so the carrots steam for 5 minutes.

  5. 5

    Sprinkle the vegetables with the flour, stir and cook the flour for 1 minute.

  6. 6

    Pour in the beer or the alternative you may be using. Give it a nice stir to dissolve the flour.

  7. 7

    Add the potatoes, celery, enough broth to cover your vegetables, and the additional seasonings. Cover the pot and bring the stew to a low boil. Reduce to a simmer and simmer with the lid off for 30-50 minutes until the broth reaches your desired consistency.

  8. 8

    Taste and stir in sugar if desired to help balance the bitterness of the beer. Remove any sprigs of thyme or bay leaves before serving.

  9. 9

    Serve with this Easy Vegan Irish Soda Bread or a side of your choice. Garnish with thyme or parsley. Leftovers keep well refrigerated for up to 3 days but the stew might thicken in the fridge. Add more broth before reheating if desired.