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Seitan Portobello Stew

Feb 8, 2012 · by Katie Koteen · This post may contain affiliate links · 13 Comments · Modified: May 30, 2017

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I'm always a little skeptic of recreating a classic, a dish with serious expectations, but this portobello stew delivers! The amazing folks over at Post Punk Kitchen have done it again. It's hearty and flavorful, so much so my husband declared it surpassed the real thing. We were in agreement that we especially liked the fact that there was no gross meat bits to get stuck in your teeth. Glorious day!

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Seitan Portobello Stew

4.5 from 2 reviews
  • Author: Well Vegan
  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Cook Time: 40 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hour
  • Yield: 6
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Ingredients

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  • 1 tbsp. olive oil
  • 1 (8 oz.) package seitan, cut into bite-sized pieces
  • 1 large onion, quartered and thickly sliced
  • 1 large portobello mushroom, cleaned, stem removed and diced
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 3 medium carrot, peeled, sliced on a bias, ½ inch thick
  • 1 cup red wine
  • 1 tsp. dried rosemary
  • 1 tsp. dried thyme
  • 1 tsp. sweet paprika
  • Fresh black pepper
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 3 cups vegetable broth
  • 1 ½ lbs. potatoes (any type), peeled, cut in 1 ½ inch chunks
  • ¼ cup all purpose flour
  • ½ cup water
  • 2 tbsp. tomato paste

Instructions

  1. Preheat a 4 quart pot over medium high heat. Sauté seitan and set aside.
  2. Sauté onions, mushrooms and a pinch of salt in oil until until translucent, 4 to 7 minutes. Add garlic, for about a minute, until fragrant.
  3. Add carrots, wine, rosemary (crushed in your fingers), thyme (crushed in your fingers), paprika, fresh black pepper and salt and bring to a boil. The liquid should reduce in about 3 minutes.
  4. Add vegetable broth, cover and bring to a boil. Now add the potatoes, lower heat and bring to a simmer. Let the potatoes cook just until fork tender, about 15 minutes.
  5. In a measuring cup, mix the flour into the water with a fork until no lumps are left. Slowly add the broth/flour to the pot, mixing well. Mix in the tomato paste. Let thicken for 5 minutes or so. Add the seitan and continue to cook. In about 5 more minutes it should be perfectly thick but still smooth.


Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 6
  • Calories: 239
  • Sugar: 5
  • Sodium: 1062
  • Fat: 3
  • Carbohydrates: 36
  • Fiber: 4
  • Protein: 12
  • Cholesterol: 0

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  1. Mary

    March 13, 2021 at 7:26 pm

    I made this without thyme and with smoked paprika and it was fine. I did need more than the recommended oil and wine, though possibly because it was one big vadalia onion, so added extra mushrooms- the baby Bella instead of a portabella
    and also worked fine. Next time I will try with home made seitan instead of ready made. I suspect that this would work with TVP but the crumbles would be less appealing looking than the seitan strips.






  2. Dana

    June 29, 2020 at 4:26 am

    Could you make this in a slow cooker?

  3. Katie Koteen

    January 11, 2019 at 1:01 pm

    I would just use more potatoes, carrots, and mushrooms OR white beans might be super good.

  4. Kaley

    January 10, 2019 at 9:25 pm

    I would like to know what can you use in place of seitan?

  5. C Wheeler

    November 04, 2018 at 4:14 pm

    We make our own seitan. It was perfect in this recipe. The result was awesome as this stew was delicious. Consider serving with a no-knead bread or similar to sop up all the wonderful liquid this recipe creates I figure the recipe made approximately six 1-cup sized servings.






  6. Katie Koteen

    October 12, 2018 at 12:14 pm

    Oh good! So glad to hear it. And next time I'll definitely try it with less slurry 🙂

  7. Angela

    October 11, 2018 at 8:00 pm

    I just made this with leftover homemade faux beef seitan. I didn't add all the flour slurry though. It was plenty thick for me with about half of it.

    It was delicious and very filling. The hubby says he'd like it again soon. Thanks for the recipe.

  8. Katie Koteen

    November 19, 2017 at 7:13 pm

    This is one I haven't tried to freeze! I'm not sure how seitan would thaw, but if you end up trying it, let us know how it goes!

  9. Tania

    November 19, 2017 at 3:48 am

    Can I freeze the leftovers? Does it lose texture etc?
    (It was delicious and ate all in 2 days... That's why I need to freeze it or I'll be as big as a house in no time).

  10. elena

    December 29, 2012 at 7:35 am

    wow....pretty good! Not a big fan of seitan (or maybe it's the brand I bought, it was salty) but this stew would be just as good without it

  11. Holli Oram

    November 03, 2012 at 1:01 am

    The first time I've made a French soup. I was nervous to combine these tastes, but it's delicious! (In place of the red wine, I used 1 cup grape juice minus 1 tablespoon, and added 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar. It worked out great!

  12. Belinda

    May 28, 2012 at 6:50 am

    Delicious! I wasn't digging it when my husband said he made stew but then I tried it and it was delicious absolutely delicious! Way to go. We've been vegan since Jan 2012 and we will never go back. Say no to misery meat, say no to eating animals <3

  13. Adrienne

    March 25, 2012 at 1:31 pm

    Very hearty and delicious!

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