Mushroom Irish Stew (with vegan stout!)

This Mushroom Irish Stew (The Simple Veganista) uses mushrooms to replicate meat in this famous Irish dish. Packed with filling potatoes, veggies and herbs, this is a simple ‘pour everything in a pot and cook it’ recipe, with optional vegan Worcestershire sauce (no fish) to bring the flavours out.

Keep this recipe away from pets due to unsafe ingredients (garlic, onion, mushrooms). Read more on food safety for people and pets. 

Just bin alliums (onions, garlic, leeks, shallots, chives) as like tomato/citrus/rhubarb scraps, acids could harm compost creatures. If using tinned ingredients, pop lids inside or pull ring-pulls back over holes before recycling, to prevent wildlife getting trapped. 

Choose Artisan Vegan Stouts

This recipe uses Guinness (which is now vegan-friendly) but if you wish, you could use an artisan English stout like Shoreham Stout (brewed in Brighton) or Stroud Brewery. Alcohol-free vegan stouts include Check This Stout or Sober Brummie.

Guinness is not even Irish! The company is now owned by a big multi-national. But was founded by a man who was anti-Catholic (though to be fair, he did use profits to build peace). But when Ireland became independent, he would not let the new government use the harp logo, as he’d already taken it!

So the government simply turned the harp to face the other way. If you look closely, you’ll notice that the harp on the Irish government logos does indeed face the opposite direction, to the Guinness one!

We suggest enjoying this, whilst listening to Putumayo’s wonderful album Celtic Women!

Authentic Recipe for (vegan) Irish Stew!

Irish stew (A Virtual Vegan) is a one-pot hearty meal that can be made on the stove, in a slow cooker or in an Instant Pot. Vegan-friendly Guinness gives an incredibly rich, deep flavour to the gravy that is loaded with chunky, sweet, tender vegetables.

Make it with just the veg, or add some optional vegan “meat” or mushrooms to make it even more satisfying and flavourful!