* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Vegan white bean stew with dumplings
A hearty, warming stew that's full of flavour
Cook Time3 hourshrs30 minutesmins
Bean soaking time3 hourshrs
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Vegan
Servings: 6people
Calories: 467kcal
Author: Lucy Watson
Ingredients
200gdried white beans
1tbspolive oil
2onionsthinly sliced
3garlic clovescrushed
130gvegan chorizo sausagescut into thick slices
2tbspsundried tomato paste
230mlvegan red wine
2bay leaves
2thyme sprigs
3large carrotscut into thick slices
2celery stickscut into2cm lengths
2tbspbalsamic vinegar
400gtinned tomatoes
2tbsptomato purée
750mlvegetable stock
For the dumplings:
130gplain flour
Zest of 1 lemon
A small bunch of dillfronds roughly chopped
75gvegetable suet
2tbspDijon mustard
Method
Put the white beans in a saucepan, cover with water and bring to the boil. Boil the beans for 10 minutes, then turn off the heat and leave to soak for three hours. Drain the beans after they have soaked. Leave to one side.
Preheat the oven to 150°C (130°C fan, gas 2). Put the oil in a flameproof casserole and cook the onions over a medium heat until soft and translucent. Add the garlic and chorizo, and cook for two minutes. Stir in the tomato paste and cook for one minute.
Add the wine, bay leaves and thyme, and allow to bubble away for four–five minutes until reduced. Add the remaining ingredients, including the soaked beans. Bring everything to the boil, cover and transfer the casserole to the oven and cook for two-and-a-half hours.
Meanwhile, to make the dumplings, sift the flour into a mixing bowl and stir in the lemon zest and chopped dill. Add the suet and rub into the flour with your fingertips. Add the mustard and enough cold water to bring the dough together. Roll into walnut-sized balls. Add a splash of water to the stew if it’s looking a little dry. Put the dumplings on top of the stew, increase the oven temperature to 190°C (170°C fan, gas 5), put the lid back on and cook for a further 30 minutes until the dumplings are fluffy and firm, then serve.