Mushroom stew and cauliflower mash recipe

Mushroom stew and cauliflower mash recipe

If you’re craving something really satisfying and wholesome, this stew really hits the spot. The cauliflower mash gives a wonderful, lighter feel but feel free to serve with potato mash, if you prefer.

Ingredients

For the stew
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 red onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 carrot, peeled and sliced
  • 3 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tsp yeast extract or miso paste
  • 1 tbsp tomato purée (paste)
  • 300 g portobello mushrooms, roughly chopped
  • 200 g mixed mushrooms, such as shiitake or chestnut (cremini), sliced
  • 2 tbsp plain (all-purpose flour)
  • 350 ml vegetable stock
  • 1 x 390g/13¾oz can of green lentils, drained and rinsed
  • 1 handful baby spinach
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 red onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 carrot, peeled and sliced
  • 3 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tsp yeast extract or miso paste
  • 1 tbsp tomato purée (paste)
  • 10.6 oz portobello mushrooms, roughly chopped
  • 7.1 oz mixed mushrooms, such as shiitake or chestnut (cremini), sliced
  • 2 tbsp plain (all-purpose flour)
  • 12.3 fl oz vegetable stock
  • 1 x 390g/13¾oz can of green lentils, drained and rinsed
  • 1 handful baby spinach
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 red onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 carrot, peeled and sliced
  • 3 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tsp yeast extract or miso paste
  • 1 tbsp tomato purée (paste)
  • 10.6 oz portobello mushrooms, roughly chopped
  • 7.1 oz mixed mushrooms, such as shiitake or chestnut (cremini), sliced
  • 2 tbsp plain (all-purpose flour)
  • 1.5 cups vegetable stock
  • 1 x 390g/13¾oz can of green lentils, drained and rinsed
  • 1 handful baby spinach
For the cauliflower mash
  • 1 large head cauliflower, broken into florets
  • 2 tbsp dairy-free butter
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 1 pinch ground turmeric (optional)
  • 4 tbsp unsweetened dairy-free milk
  • 1 handful chives, chopped
  • 1 pinch each of sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 large head cauliflower, broken into florets
  • 2 tbsp dairy-free butter
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 1 pinch ground turmeric (optional)
  • 4 tbsp unsweetened dairy-free milk
  • 1 handful chives, chopped
  • 1 pinch each of sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 large head cauliflower, broken into florets
  • 2 tbsp dairy-free butter
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 1 pinch ground turmeric (optional)
  • 4 tbsp unsweetened dairy-free milk
  • 1 handful chives, chopped
  • 1 pinch each of sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Details

  • Cuisine: British
  • Recipe Type: Mushrooms
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Preparation Time: 15 mins
  • Cooking Time: 40 mins
  • Serves: 4

Step-by-step

  1. Add the oil to a large frying pan over a medium heat and sauté the onion, carrot and garlic for 5 minutes, until softened. Add the vinegar, yeast extract, tomato purée and mushrooms and cook for 10 minutes.
  2. Stir in the flour until fully incorporated, then pour in the vegetable stock. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for a further 15 minutes, until the stew is rich and thick.
  3. Stir in the lentils and spinach, allowing the spinach to wilt for a minute in the pan.
  4. While the stew is cooking, make the cauliflower mash. Bring a medium pan of water to the boil and place a colander on top. Add the cauliflower florets to the colander and put a lid on top. Steam for 10 minutes, or until they are very soft.
  5. Drain the pan and add the dairy-free butter.
  6. Fry the garlic over a medium heat for 2 minutes, then stir in the cauliflower.
  7. Season with salt and pepper, add the turmeric, if using and add half of the milk. Mash well with a potato masher, or use a stick blender for a smoother texture, adding more milk if needed. Stir in the chopped chives.
  8. To serve, add a generous dollop of the mash to each plate and pour the mushroom stew on top.

This recipe is from Great British Vegan by Aimee Ryan, £20 White Lion Publishing. Photography by Jamie Orlando Smith.

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