Vegetarian Stew

Ingredients

• 600 g mushrooms (button, brown, portobello)
• 1 leeks
• 3 carrots
• 3 sprigs thyme
• 250 ml red wine
• 500 ml vegetable stock
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 4 tbsp oil
• 4 cloves garlic (crushed)
• 2 tbsp flour
• salt & pepper
• 800 g potatoes
• 100 g butter
• salt

Instructions

1. 1

   --- Stew ---

2. 2

   Slice leeks into 1cm pieces

3. 3

   Peel and chop carrots into 1cm pieces

4. 4

   Cut mushrooms to equal sized pieces – small button mushrooms left whole and larger ones in half

5. 5

   Mix flour with 4 tbsp cold water until smooth

6. 6

   In a heavy bottomed pan on medium/high heat fry leeks, garlic & carrots in oil for 5 minutes

7. 7

   Add tomato paste and cook for a further minute

8. 8

   Add mushrooms, stir to combine

9. 9

   Add red wine, herbs and seasoning and reduce liquid by half – approx. 3-4 minutes

10. 10

    Add stock and flour mixture, reduce to a simmer and cook for 45 minutes

11. 11

    --- Mashed Potatoes ---

12. 12

    Peel and dice the potatoes into bite sized pieces

13. 13

    Cook in heavily salted water – approx. 15-20 minutes

14. 14

    Drain potatoes and allow steam to release for a couple minutes

15. 15

    Mash using a potato ricer or masher

16. 16

    Chop butter into small pieces and mix into the mash