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Ingredients
- For the 'beef' and broth:
- 2 cups Guinness beer (about a can)
- 4 cups water
- 4 cups (1 tetra pak) mushroom broth
- 2 cups plus 1/2 to 3/4 cup vital wheat gluten
- 2 Tablespoons spelt flour
- 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
- 1 1/2 cups cold water
- 1/2 cup plus 1/2 cup Bragg's liquid aminos (you can use tamari or soy sauce too)
- 1 Tablespoon ketchup
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, chopped very fine
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- For the stew:
- 1 onion, roughly chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, chopped fairly fine
- 2 Tablespoons tomato paste
- 4-5 medium carrots, chopped large
- 12-15 purple potatoes, chopped large (note: can use any small-ish potato; the purple ones are just fun)
- 2 cups Guinness beer (about a can)
- About 1 Tablespoon fresh thyme leaves, chopped fine
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