[recipe] Farmhouse Fricassee

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Here is a recipe I tried back in January that

I just rediscovered in my personal typed

TnT files on my computer to make again.

Now that the summer weather is hot I have

been using the crockpots more.

This is yummy comfort food.

My changes to Robin Robertson's recipe from

her cookbook Fresh from the Vegetarian Slow

Cooker are listed below.

If you try this with tempeh, let me know what

you think of it.

 

Farmhouse Fricassee

 

2 Tbs. olive oil

4 shallots, quartered

3 cloves garlic, minced [my addition]

1/2 cup dry white wine

* 12 oz. seitan or tempeh, cut into 1/2 inch slices *

8 oz. baby carrots, halved lengthwise

8 oz. small red potatoes, halved

8 oz. green beans, cut into 1 inch pieces

**1 can (14.5 oz.) diced tomatoes, drained **

1 1/2 cups vegetable stock [ i use no-chicken broth]

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

1 Tbs. minced fresh parsley leaves

 

Heat one tablespoon of olive oil in a pan and saute the

shallots and garlic over medium-high heat until they

begin to soften. Add the wine and continue to cook for

another minute. Transfer this to the slow-cooker.

If you chose seitan or tempeh, use the remaining oil to

brown a bit in a pan before adding it to the slow-cooker.

i just added the remaining oil, can of beans, broth and

veggies to the crock pot, stirred to combine, and then

covered and cooked on low for about 6 to 8 hours.

i added the salt and pepper and the parsley a few minutes

before serving.

Yield: 4 servings

 

*i used a can of garbanzo beans instead, but you can use

cubed veggie burgers or whatever you wish.

 

** i did NOT drain mine; i like the flavor and additional sauce it adds.

 

Fresh from the Vegetarian Slow Cooker,

by Robin Robertson; pg. 117

 

~ PT ~

 

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