Chunky Vegetable Stew Food

VEGETABLE STEW

Steps:

• Heat a tbsp of olive/avocado oil in a large pot/pan over medium heat. Finely chop the onion and add it in. Stir and let cook for a few minutes.
• Add the minced garlic and cook for a minute. Peel the carrot and cut it into semi circle slices. Add to the pan.
• Cut the red pepper into ½-inch chunks, the mushrooms into quarters and the zucchini into semi circle slices.
• Add them all to the pan and cook for 5-10 minutes, until starting to brown and soften. Add a little more oil if needed.
• Peel and cut the sweet potato into ½-inch pieces. Add it to the pan along with the herbs, tomato puree, coconut aminos, balsamic vinegar, arrowroot starch slurry, chopped tomatoes and vegetable stock.
• Bring to a gentle simmer and leave to cook for 20-25 minutes, until the sweet potato is soft through. Add chopped kale within the last few minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Serve and enjoy!

CHUNKY STEW

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium high heat, saute the ground beef for about 5 minutes, or until tender. Drain excess fat. Add the tomato-vegetable juice and bring to a boil.
• Add the potatoes, vegetables and onion and bring back to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for about 30 minutes, or until potatoes are tender. Salt and pepper to taste.

SLOW COOKER VEGETABLE STEW WITH CHEDDAR DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Set the slow cooker to low. Heat 1 tbsp of the oil in a frying pan and fry the carrots for 5 mins until just golden, then tip into the slow cooker.
• Heat the remaining oil in the pan and fry the leeks with a pinch of salt for 5 mins until soft. Add the garlic and stir in the flour. Gradually add the stock, stirring, until the flour has dissolved and there are no lumps. Bring to the boil, then tip into the slow cooker. Add the courgettes, beans and herbs, topping up with water to cover the veg, if needed. Cover and cook for 4 hrs.
• To make the dumplings, tip the flour into a bowl and stir in the suet or butter until evenly distributed. Add the cheese, parsley, ½ tsp cracked black pepper and a pinch of salt. Mix in 3-4 tbsp cold water with your hands to make a soft, slightly sticky dough (add a little more water if needed). Divide into six and roll into balls.
• Add the crème fraîche, mustard, broad beans or peas and spinach to the slow cooker and turn it to high. Arrange the dumplings over the stew, cover and cook for 1-2 hrs more until firm and doubled in size. Scatter with parsley and serve. Will keep for up to three days in the fridge or in the freezer for up to three months.