Chickenless Stew - Thanks Sue in NJ

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Sue,

 

I just got my first crockpot at Christmas and tried the

Chickenless " Chicken " Stew recipe you posted last month and it was

GREAT!

 

I modified it a little though and thought I'd share.

 

Instead of tofu, I used TVP chunks that were soaked in about 5 cups

of seasoned liquid (water, 2 different types of soy sauce, garlic,

onion, " oyster sauce " - a.k.a. mushroom sauce). I then used the

liquid in the stew instead of plain water and increased the vinegar

to 2 tablespoons of vinegar (I used balsamic).

 

I cooked it on low in my crockpot for about 9 hours. I also made

dumplings for them (basic dumplings: flour, water, vegan margarine,

salt, baking powder) and put them in to cook for about 20 minutes

before serving.

 

It was so good and reminded me of the stew my mom made when I was

growing up. Next time I'm going to use tofu. Do you have any

particular kind of tofu you like to use (i.e., extra firm or firm)?

 

Ida