Hearty vegan beef stew

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4.38 from 8 votes

Savory, rich and comforting vegan beef stew. This stew is hearty and delicious and will warm you up on the coldest, snowiest days.

Prep Time8

Cook Time40

Total Time48

Course: Main Course, Soup

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 211kcal

Author: Maria

Ingredients

Beefless tips

1 package of Gardein Beefless Tips You can also use seitan or soy curls
½ cup Meat Marinade Read the notes section

Stew

1 medium onion chopped
2 cups sliced mushrooms baby bella or white button
2 tablespoon corn starch
2 teaspoon dried thyme
3 medium carrots chopped
½ cup frozen peas
4 cloves garlic minced
2 large potatoes peeled and chopped
2 tablespoon tomato paste
2 vegan beef bouillon cubes
2 medium bay leaves
1 tablespoon soy sauce
8 cups water

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Instructions

Marinate the beefless tips

First, put your beefless tips in the fridge so they thaw out if they were frozen. Cut them in half after they thaw. Put them in tupper ware and cover with the beef marinade. Let this marinate ideally over night, or at least 20 minutes.
1 package of Gardein Beefless Tips, ½ cup Meat Marinade

Stove top directions

In a large soup pot, heat 3 tablespoons of oil on medium heat. Once pot is hot, cook the beef tips. Turn them every few minutes so they get browned on each side. Take the beef tips out and set aside. We're adding these in at the end so they won't get mushy.
Add a little more oil to the soup pan and saute the onions for 2 minutes. Add the mushrooms and saute until lightly browned ~ 3-5 minutes
1 medium onion, 2 cups sliced mushrooms
Add tomato paste, thyme, corn starch, carrots - sautee for 5 minutes
2 tablespoon corn starch, 2 teaspoon dried thyme, 3 medium carrots, 2 tablespoon tomato paste
Add the water, bouillon cubes, bay leaves, potatoes, garlic and peas and bring to a steady simmer. Simmer for 20 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
½ cup frozen peas, 4 cloves garlic, 2 vegan beef bouillon cubes, 2 medium bay leaves, 8 cups water, 2 large potatoes
Once the soup looks thick and ready, add the beefless tips and turn off heat. Add 1 tablespoon of soy sauce and stir it in. Enjoy!
1 tablespoon soy sauce

Instant pot directions

In the pressure cooker, heat 3 tablespoons of oil on medium heat. Once pot is hot, cook the beef tips. Turn them every few minutes so they get browned on each side. Take the beef tips out and set aside. We're adding these in at the end so they won't get mushy.
1 package of Gardein Beefless Tips
Add a little more oil to the instant pot and saute the onions for 2 minutes. Add the mushrooms and saute until lightly browned ~ 3-5 minutes
2 cups sliced mushrooms
Add tomato paste, thyme, corn starch, carrots - sautee for 5 minutes
2 tablespoon corn starch, 2 teaspoon dried thyme, 2 tablespoon tomato paste, 3 medium carrots
Add the water, bouillon cubes, bay leaves, potatoes, garlic, soy sauce and peas and put the lid on and seal it. Cook on high pressure for 4 minutes. Let it naturally release for 5 mintues.
3 medium carrots, ½ cup frozen peas, 4 cloves garlic, 2 vegan beef bouillon cubes, 2 medium bay leaves, 8 cups water, 1 tablespoon soy sauce
Open the pressure cooker, then add the vegan beef tips. Stir well, then serve.
1 package of Gardein Beefless Tips

Slow cooker

Add all of the ingredients, except the Gardein be'f tips to a slow cooker. Cook on high for 4 hours or low for 8 hours.
Once you're ready to serve, sauté the Gardein tips in some oil until crispy. Add them to the soup and serve.

Notes

If you don't have a bottle of meat marinade, you can make your own with 3 TBL soy sauce, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon smoked paprika, 1 TBL maple syrup, 1 teaspoon black pepper.

This stew tastes AMAZING the next day as leftovers.

Don't fret if you can't find the beefless tips, this stew is still good without them.

To make this gluten free, add more mushrooms to sub for the beefless tips (as they're made with seitan which is the protein in wheat) use corn starch instead of flour and Tamari instead of soy sauce.

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