Some delicious caramelised onions often make everything better. If you are craving some stew and want to make a vegan dish, why not make these caramelised onions the king of your meal? Bring out a tasty flavour by adding some other ingredients and dig right in.
Here is everything you need to know about making this dish.
The ingredients used for your stew are key to ensuring a deep and consistent flavour. Ensure you take a few minutes to gather all the ingredients before preparing them.
This will help you avoid frantically running around the kitchen whenever you need something to have a calm cooking time.
For the equipment, use a large saucepan or a Dutch oven
Vegan French Onion Stew Recipe
Equipment
- Stockpot or Dutch oven
- Lid for the pot or Dutch oven
- Ladle
- Chopping board
- Bowls and spoons for serving
Ingredients
- 4-5 large Onions, either white, yellow or red or a combination of these
- 2-3 tablespoons Vegan butter
- Thyme
- 2 Bay leaves
- Rosemary
- Salt
- Pepper
- ½ cup Dry red wine
- 3 cloves Garlic, minced or finely chopped
- 3 cups Vegetable broth
- 3 cups Water
Method
- Actually making the vegan French onion stew requires you to prepare all the ingredients and start incorporating everything one after the other in a pan, pot or Dutch oven.
- To learn how to make the ultimate vegan French onion stew, read through the following steps.
- Take all the onions and peel them carefully.
- Take your chopping board and knives and cut the onions into thin lengthwise slices.
- Take a saucepan and add some vegan butter to it. Add all the onions along with some salt and pepper and start caramelizing them. You can also carry this out in a stockpot or Dutch oven right away.
- Keep stirring the onions every few seconds and allow them to brown up and soften up properly. This might take around 30 minutes.
- After you are fully satisfied with how the onions look, add in the garlic, thyme, bay leaves and rosemary and let them all cook for a couple of minutes.
- You can now go ahead and add the red wine to this mixture. You should keep the heat low or medium so that the wine reduces properly. Let it simmer for 5-10 minutes.
- If you undertook these steps in a saucepan, you will need to shift everything into a pot or Dutch oven.
- Add the vegetable broth and water to this mixture and stir everything properly.
- Cover the pot with its lid and reduce the heat.
- Allow the water and broth to simmer for 20-30 minutes.
- Taste the stew and add some more salt and pepper if required.
- Pour out the stew into serving bowls and eat as soon as possible.
- If there are leftovers, pour the stew into airtight containers and store them in the fridge or freezer.
- There are numerous vegan alternatives to vegan butter that you can use, such as oil and margarine.
- Although this recipe makes use of dry red wine, you can also feel free to use some white wine if you prefer its flavour and texture.
- There are various kinds of herbs and spices that you might generally be used to cooking with, so if those were not mentioned in this recipe, you can still experiment a bit and add them to the stew. The same applies to sauces.
- I personally love adding half a cup of brown lentils to my stew, although I only do this once in a while and for special occasions. This will help thicken your stew up a bit more, but make sure you cook the lentils completely.
- Flour (or cornstarch or my favourite Arrowroot flour) can also help thicken your stew.
- Add some croutons or toasted bread to enhance the texture and eating experience. You can also add sliced baguette pieces with melted vegan cheese to the stew itself or to the side.
Vegan French Onion Stew Recipe: FAQ
Can I Make Vegan French Onion Stew without Wine?
It is certainly possible to make vegan French onion stew without red or white wine. Vinegar is a suitable alternative for a similar kind of acidity and moistness, although you can leave that out as well, based on your requirements.
Which Nutrients Are Present in the Vegan French Onion Stew?
Vegan French onion stew is full of healthy nutrients, such as proteins, carbohydrates, calcium, potassium, phosphorous, vitamin C, vitamin B6, folate, zinc, magnesium, vitamin K and dietary fibre.
Parting Thoughts
Vegan French onion stew often makes for a hearty, rich, healthy and delicious meal that I often love bringing out when the temperature drops. Although the above recipe works well for regular eating, it is also possible to spruce it up a bit in your own way, especially if you wish to make it for a special occasion.
Making this stew might take a bit of time and patience, but the wait is extremely worth it. Time to bring out that apron and cook up a stew, then! Have a nice meal!
