You'll find some of the most versatile vegetables simmering in a pot of thick Irish beer that, when thickened with flour and sweetened with a bit of brown sugar and soy sauce, becomes a rich and flavorful stew. Serve when it's cold or when you're looking for a hearty stew that will satisfy vegetarian and non-vegetarians alike! Make sure to get the regular beer, not stout!
Ingredients
- olive oil: 5 Tbsp (divided)
- soy sauce: 2 Tbsp
- ounces seitan: 14 piece (cut into bite-size pieces)
- yellow onion: 1 piece (diced)
- ribs celery: 3 piece (sliced)
- carrots, halved lengthwise and: 2 piece (sliced)
- potatoes: 2 piece (diced)
- garlic: 3 clove (minced)
- or bottles Irish stout beer: 2 bottles (12 fluid ounce bottles)
- brown sugar: 2 Tbsp
- all-purpose flour: 2 Tbsp
- fresh thyme: 1 Tbsp (chopped)
- salt and ground black pepper: (to taste)
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
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Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil and soy sauce in a skillet over medium-high heat. Saute seitan in hot oil until browned on all sides, about 5 minutes.
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Heat remaining olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Saute onion, celery, carrots, potatoes, and garlic in hot oil until onions are soft, 3 to 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium and slowly stir beer into vegetable mixture.
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Stir brown sugar, flour, thyme, salt, and black pepper into beer mixture; add seitan. Bring mixture to a simmer, reduce heat to low, and cook until stew reduces and thickens, about 45 minutes.
