Vegan Mushroom Pot Pie With Sweet Potato Crust Food

MUSHROOM AND SWEET POTATO POTPIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a Dutch oven, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium heat. Add shiitake mushrooms and cook in batches until dark golden brown, 8-10 minutes; remove with a slotted spoon. Repeat with 1 Tbsp. oil and the portobello mushrooms., In same pan, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium heat. Add onions; cook and stir 8-10 minutes or until tender. Add garlic and 1 teaspoon rosemary; cook 30 seconds longer. Stir in beer, 1 cup broth, bay leaves, vinegar, soy sauce and sauteed mushrooms., Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes. In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and remaining broth until smooth; stir into mushroom mixture. Return to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir until thickened, 1-2 minutes. Remove and discard bay leaves; transfer mushroom mixture to 8 greased 8-oz. ramekins. Place on a rimmed baking sheet., Layer sweet potatoes in a circular pattern on top of each ramekin; brush with remaining oil and sprinkle with pepper, salt and additional rosemary. Bake, covered, until potatoes are tender, 20-25 minutes. Remove cover and bake until potatoes are lightly browned, 8-10 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

VEGAN MUSHROOM POT PIE WITH SWEET POTATO CRUST

Steps:

• Add oil to a skillet over medium heat, or add 2 tbsp broth for oil-free. Add the garlic and onion and cook for 3 mins.
• Add in the herbs and black pepper and mix for a few seconds to infuse the oil. Add the mushrooms and salt and toss well. Cook for 5 to 7 mins or until some edges are golden.
• Add in the balsamic and soy sauce and mix well. Add in the chard and cook for a minute to wilt.
• Add the flour and mix in. (If using starch, mix starch with 1/4 cup water and add at next step when the stock is boiling). Add the veggie broth and mix well.
• Add the beans. Bring to a boil to thicken. Taste and adjust flavor carefully with salt, herbs.. Preheat the oven to 375 deg F (190 C)
• Transfer the mixture to 3 or 4 baking ramekins or one 9 by 9 inch or larger baking dish. Cover the mushroom bean mixture with sliced sweet potato. Overlap the potatoes as they will shrink.
• Brush olive oil on the sweet potato,, sprinkle salt, pepper and herbs of choice.
• Bake at 375 deg F for 35 mins or until the sweet potato slices are tender in the middle. If thy are crisping up too much, cover the dish/dishes with parchment for the last 10 mins.
• Store: The baked pie will keep refrigerated for 3 days. To freeze, freeze baked pie covered with foil or wrap that touches to top to prevent freezer burn. Freeze for upto a month. Thaw for 15 mins then reheat in the oven until bubbly.If freezing before baking, then freeze just the filling and not the sweet potato. Add the sweet potato crust or other crust of choice and bake for 35 mins or until golden.

SWEET POTATO PASTRY CRUST (VEGAN / GLUTEN FREE)

Steps:

• Cook the sweet potato by steaming or boiling, then mash it until smooth (discard skin). Put it in a bowl and refrigerate at least 2 hours before starting the pie.
• Put the rice flour, xanthan gum and baking powder into a large mixing bowl and stir them all together.
• Take the sweet potato out of the fridge and add the dry ingredients into the mash.
• Sprinkle the counter with a few tablespoons of rice flour and knead the dough until it's no longer sticky.
• Press the dough into a ball and then cover and refrigerate for another 30 minutes (I skip this step if I need to make the pie immediately).
• Take the dough out of the fridge and roll it out on a floured surface, then press it into your greased pie pan. (I sometimes need a spatula to help pick it all up at once, it's more fragile than regular pastry dough and may need a little help being transferred from the counter to the pan).
• Bake the shell right away or fill it first with the fruit or pie ingredients of your choice. Baking time depends on the kind of pie but it's usually around 40 minutes.