Tempeh & Mushroom Stew
Submitted by Riffel
Savory vegan tempeh and mushroom stew served over creamy mashed potatoes. Simmered with soy sauce, tomatoes, and bay leaf, this hearty plant-based main dish is filling, protein-rich, and ready in about an hour.
YIELD
2 servingsPREP
20 minCOOK
35 minREADY
1 hrsThink of this as the vegan answer to bangers and mash, minus the bangers, plus a whole lot of umami.
Tempeh gets simmered in soy sauce until it’s tender and soaked through with flavor, then diced and tossed into a quick stew with sliced mushrooms, tomatoes, onion, and garlic.
Pile the whole thing on top of a mound of creamy mashed potatoes made with soy milk and margarine, and you’ve got the kind of plant-based comfort food that makes omnivores do a double take.
Pro Tips
- Simmer the tempeh in the soy-water mixture first. This step removes the slightly bitter raw taste and lets the tempeh absorb seasoning from the inside out.
- Use a mix of mushroom varieties if you can. Cremini and shiitake together give you way more depth than plain white buttons.
- Don’t skip the bay leaf. It sounds like a small thing, but it adds an herbal backbone that ties the whole stew together.
- Mash the potatoes by hand for a more rustic, chunky texture that catches all the stew juices.
Ingredients
Directions
Bring the water and first amount of soy sauce to the boil in a small pan, place tempeh (defrosted if frozen) in it, lower heat, cover pan and simmer for 10 minutes, turn the tempeh over and simmer for a further 10 minutes.
Drain and set aside.
Chop the onion and garlic and sauté in the oil for a minute or two.
Slice the mushrooms, add them to the pan and cook for another minute or two.
Dice the tempeh.
Chop the tomato. Add them to the pan, along with the bay leaf and remaining amount of soy sauce.
Cook, uncovered, for about 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
Heat and mash the cooked potatoes with soy milk, margarine and seasoning to taste (or alternately use a packet of vegan instant mashed potatoes).
Make a mashed potato base, remove the bay leaf from the tempeh mixture, and pile it onto the base.
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