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[dreamlesssleep]

I didn't see tags for buckwheat or barley. Anyone use either and have good recs?

Anything in particular you all like to do with quinoa as well? I've got a lot and have run the gamut with my limited ideas. Still trying to figure out vegan on not just cheap but seriously hard core broke. Appreciate any help :)

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[lorcas_novena]

Barley and root veg stew with dumpling is always a broke staple for me. you can leave the dumplings if you don't already have some vegetable suet in. You could always sub the wine (if you don't have any cooking wine in) for a splash of red wine vinegar). Basically throw in lots of cheap roots ( I use, potato, carrot and onion, but use whatever) and you've got a meal that'll do a few days. If you bake some bread to go with it (which costs no more than about 20p) it'll bulk out the meal further.

10 baby onions or couple of a big white onions roughly chopped
4 carrots
4 Maris Pipers
150 ml red wine
Shake of dried thyme
Shake of Vegan Worcestershire sauce
A tablespoon on tomato puree
a teaspoon of Pimenton
A handful of barley
two cloves of garlic
Salt and Pepper
700ml of gravy made with vegan gravy granules (I use Bisto)
For the dumplings:
100g self-raising flour
50g shredded suet vegetable suet
Pinch of maldon salt
6 - 8 fl oz water to bind
Vegetable suet

Peel and chop veg
Saute the garlic and peeled baby onions in olive oil
add wine and simmer until reduced by half
Add the gravy and chopped veg
Add thyme, Vegan Worcestershire sauce, pimenton and season to taste.
Add puy lentils and simmer the whole thing for 90 minutes.
Bind all the dumpling ingredients and oven bake for 20 minute before adding to the stew 20 minutes before the end of cooking time.

[dreamlesssleep]

Thanks! I had to look up that Maris Pipers were potatoes and Pimenton too :) That looks excellent, cheap and easy. I've never used suet before, so I'll have to take a look for that at the store next time I go out, but I'll definitely try making it without the dumplings until then.

[lorcas_novena]

If you've got no pimenton, then use whatever spice you fancy. Bit of chilli powder or regular paprika. The pimenton is nice coz it gives a smokey kick, but it by no means necessary. Also, I say maris pipers because I think they're a really good all-rounder potato, neither too floury nor to waxy so they hold their shape in the stew but are still fluffy, but you could use any potatoes.

Suet's a really good ingredient to have in when you're skint, for dumplings but also pastry (which is so much cheaper home made) and even steamed puddings if you're feeling ambitious :)

x

[lorcas_novena]

Oh, also, the recipe should also read 'add the barley' not the 'puy lentils'. I make it with those sometimes too, but I meant to say barley.