Tony’s Hot Pot Casserole
A classic and tasty British dish, vegan style. This uses frozen veggie mince, which is available just about everywhere: Linda McCartney; Asda; Sainsbury;Tesco etc – just avoid Quorn which currently still contains egg and dairy*.
Good served with greens (eg broccoli; Brussels sprouts; sauteed shredded cabbage; curly kale) and lightly steamed carrots.
*NB Quorn have produced a small vegan range – clearly marked on the front of the packaging – and it is hoped they will produce more over time. Keep checking your local shops!
Preparation time
15 min
Cook time
1 hr 5 min
Total time
70-80 minutes
Cuisine
British
Meal
- mains
Servings
4
Ingredients
- 2 large onions, red or white
- 2 cloves garlic
- 5 tbsp olive oil
- 1½K/3lbs 5oz potatoes
- Mixed herbs, fresh or dried
- 230g (about half a packet) of frozen veggie mince
- Salt and lots of fresh black pepper
- 2 handfuls nutritional yeast flakes (Engevita, from health food shops or online)
- 570ml/1pint vegan stock – use 2 heaped tsp vegan bouillon like Marigold OR 1-2 Kallo vegetable stock cubes
Instructions
- Thinly slice the onions and garlic cloves. Sweat (very gently fry) in 2 tbsp of the oil until tender. Pre-heat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas Mark 6.
- Meanwhile, peel and slice the potatoes thinly. If they are large, cut in half lengthways before slicing. Lay them in a gratinee or medium sized lasagne dish until half full.
- Spread the cooked onion/garlic mixture, herbs and the veggie mince over the potatoes. Season, using plenty of black pepper.
- Finish layering with the rest of the potatoes and add the stock.
- Sprinkle the remaining olive oil and yeast flakes over everything.
- Cook in the hot oven for one hour or until top is golden and the potatoes are tender – test gently with a toothpick or sharp knife. It should be very moist – if not, add a little more stock and cook for another few minutes. Side vegetables can be cooked towards the end of the cooking time – see above for suggestions.
Optional extras / notes
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10-15 minutes preparation, the rest of the time is for baking in the oven
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