Vegetarian Stew With Kidney Beans

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 cup dried kidney beans (or one can pre-cooked beans)
• 2 -3 cups water (you could use vegetable stock)
• 2 -3 cloves garlic, chopped coarsely (more if you are a garlic lover)
• 1 small yellow onion, diced.
• 1 large potato, diced (do not pre-cook)
• 1 carrot, chopped coarsely,size is not too important.
• 1 portabella mushroom, sliced in 1 inch pieces
• 1 -2 teaspoon salt
• 1 -2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 -2 teaspoon chili powder
• 2 -3 tablespoons flour or 2 -3 tablespoons cornstarch (optional)

Recipe

• 1 soak the beans overnight.
• 2 rinse and cook for 1/2 hour.
• 3 (skip this step if using can beans) add 2-3 cups water and bring back to boil.
• 4 add the vegetables and bring back to boil.
• 5 simmer, covered, until the potato and beans are thoroughly cooked.
• 6 takes about 1 hour, the longer it simmers the better its flavour.
• 7 to thicken: in a container, shake up 2-3 tablespoons flour with a 1/2 cup of water.
• 8 add to the stew and bring to a boil.
• 9 boil for 5 minutes, stirring often to prevent sticking.
• 10 add a small amount of tamari sauce (soy sauce) to darken the stews color if desired.
• 11 a few teaspoons nutritional yeast flakes for added flavour if desired.
• 12 this stew refrigerates and freezes well.