Veggies and Dumplings

Submitted by Dan Yager on Wed, 10/27/2021 - 12:36
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A really delicious recipe adapted from Vegan diner

Preparation time
30Minutes
Cooking Time
30Minutes
Number of Servings
4
Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients
3 tbsp vegetable or chicken bouillon powder
3 tbsp nutritional yeast flakes
2 tsp granulated onion or onion powder
4 large carrots, cut into rounds
4 ribs celery, cut into slices
1 small yellow or white onion, finely diced
2 cups fresh or frozen chopped broccoli
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup nondairy milk
2-3 tbsp fresh parsley, minced
1 tsp fine sea salt (to taste)
Freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
1 cup frozen peas
2 cups flour
1 tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp fine sea salt
3/4 cup plus 2 tbsp nondairy milk
2 tbsp canola oil
Dried or fresh minced dill, for garnish
Recipe Steps
For the stew: in a large pot combine 6 cups water, bouillon powder, nutritional yeast, granulated onion, carrots, celery, and onion.
Bring to a simmer over medium high heat.
Reduce to a slow simmer, partially cover and cook for 20 minutes.
Add fresh broccoli.
Using a blender or immersion blender, combine flour, nondairy milk, and 1/2 cup water. Blend until smooth.
Slowly whisk flour mixture into stew. Continue whisking until the soup is thickened.
Whisk in the parsley. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Whisking continuously bring to a simmer. Add peas.
For the dumplings: In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Add the milk and oil, stirring until dough is moistened and just comes together. Do not overmix.
Drop the dumpling dough by small spoonfuls one at a time into the thickened stew.
Do not stir.
Cover the pot, reduce the heat, and simmer for 15 minutes.
Do not peek or remove the lid.
After 15 minutes, uncover the pot and check to make sure dumplings are cooked through.
If not, cover pot and simmer for another 5 minutes.
Sprinkle dill over top if using and ladle the stew and dumplings into bowls.
Serve immediately.
Variation-add 1 to 1 1/2 cups diced seitan or 2 ounces (1 cup) soy curls (reconstitute the soy curls in 1 cup hot water and 2 tsp vegetarian chicken bouillon powder (or to taste).

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