Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons flour
  • 1 1/2 lbs seitan, cut into 1 cm cubes
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 2 tablespoons non-hydrogenated margarine
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 leeks, white parts only, minced
  • 2 stalks celery, diced
  • 2 cups carrots, peeled and diced
  • 1 1/2 cups dry red wine
  • 1 1/2 cups vegetable broth
  • 1 tablespoon brown rice miso
  • 2 sprigs thyme
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 24 white pearl onions, pealed and blanched
  • 2 tablespoons non-hydrogenated margarine
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1/2 lb white button mushroom, cut into quarters
  • 1 tablespoon non-hydrogenated margarine

Method

  • Dust the seitan with flour. Brown the seitan in the oil in a medium-hot dutch oven/pot. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Remove seitan from pot.
  • Add the garlic, leeks, celery, carrots to the pot and slightly caramelize them.
  • Then, add the wine, the broth, the miso, the thyme and the bay leave.
  • Season with salt and pepper.
  • Simmer for 15 minutes. Then add the seitan back to the pot for another 15 minutes.
  • Saute the onions in a pan (medium/high heat) with the margarine and the sugar.
  • Let caramelize.
  • Add to the stew.
  • In the same pan you used for the onions,, saute the mushrooms with the margarine until browned. Add to the stew.
  • Serve with mashed potatoes and a green salad.