Vegan Stroganoff
Comfort food, this stroganoff is ideal for chilly winter nights. Sometimes all you really need is a huge bowl of carbs to warm you through and through. Traditionally a Russian meal with beef, this is recipe is plant-based welcome for vegans that miss this dish. Add your favorite sautéed mushrooms and serve over vegan pasta.
Ingredients
Broth
- 10 cup water
- 3 tsp salt
- 3 tsp onion powder
- ¼ cup nutritional yeast flakes
- 1 tsp celery seed
- 1 tsp savory
- 1 tsp basil leaves
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 onion cut into quarters
Seitan (gluten) replacement for meat
- 1¾ cup warm water
- ⅓ cup walnuts
- ¼ cup oats
- ½ cup nutritional yeast flakes
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp onion powder
- 2½ cup vital wheat gluten
Sauce:
- 1 cup water
- 1 tbsp dried parsley
- 1 cup your favorite vegan mayonnaise
Instructions
- Heat the water for the broth and add all the broth seasonings. Bring to a boil while you prepare the gluten. Check seasonings.
- Blend all the gluten ingredients together, except the gluten flour, until you have a smooth creamy mixture. Place the gluten in a Bosch machine or a large bowl. Add the gluten flour and mix thoroughly. Let rest for 2-3 minutes.
- Cut the dough into slices and drop into the broth. Simmer about 1 to 1½ hours until soft all the way through.
- Remove gluten from broth. Save the broth, removing the bay leaves. Blend the broth.
- Cut the gluten into ½ inch strips and place them in a bag with ½ cup flour. Shake well. Place them in a wok with a small amount of olive oil. Brown well.
- Add the broth mixture, 1 cup water, and 1 tbsp dried parsley flakes. Simmer until the mixture has thickened to a gravy-like consistency. Add 1 cup of your favorite mayonnaise. Adjust seasoning to taste.
- Serve over noodles, rice or mashed potatoes.
Notes
Tips
Portobello mushrooms adds a more 'meaty' texture to the mix. To really bring out a 'meaty' flavor add 1 teaspoon of a vegan beef soup base.
Also you can substitute vegan sour cream for the mayo.
If you want 1 teaspoon of ketchup can be added to the sauce to give it more color.