Seitan Bourguignon (Vegan)

Seitan Bourguignon

ingredients:

• 2 lbs seitan, cubed
• 1/4 cup flour
• 2 tbsps olive oil
• 1 large yellow onion, diced
• 5 shallots, minced
• 4 carrots, peeled and sliced thinly on the slant
• 4 cloves garlic, minced fine
• 2 tbsps tomato paste
• 1/2 bottle of a good hearty dry red wine
• vegetable stock to cover
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 1/2 tsp dried thyme
• 1 small bag frozen pearl onions
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley, minced
• 2 tbsp vegan butter
• fresh black pepper, to taste

preparation steps:

1. dredge seitan in flour

2. brown floured seitan in 1 tbsp olive oil until golden brown and crispy

3. remove seitan from pan and set aside

4. in  1 tbsp olive oil, saute onion, shallots, garlic, and carrots until almost tender

5. add seitan back into pan and add tomato paste - cook for a few minutes stirring constanly

6. add into pan, red wine, vegetable stock, bay leaves, thyme and pearl onions, and simmer covered on low heat for thirty minutes - this just gets better and better with time

7. add vegan butter and fresh parsley (keep a little aside for garnish) and bring to full heat just before serving

8. serve over vegan roasted-garlic mashed red potatoes