Soups and Stews Recipes - Soy Sausage and Pepper Stew Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 Tbsp sunflower oil

• 8 soy or tofu sausages

• 1 medium onion, sliced

• 1 red pepper, seeded and sliced

• 1 green pepper, seeded and sliced

• 100g/4oz button mushrooms, sliced

• 1 Tbsp plain flour

• 400g/14oz tin tomatoes

• 2 Tbsp red wine vinegar

• 2 Tbsp Worcester sauce

• 2 Tbsp brown sugar

• 1 Tbsp English made mustard

• 1 1/4 cups/10fl oz/280ml vegetable or chicken stock

• 1 Tbsp fresh parsley, chopped

• salt and black pepper

Serves 4

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Method:

1. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a skillet and brown the sausages lightly. Add another tablespoon of oil to the pan and then add the onion, red and green bell peppers, and mushrooms, and fry for 2 to 3 minutes.

2. Add the flour, then stir for 1 minute. Add the tomato, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, and mustard, and stir well.

3. Add the stock and parsley, and bring to a boil. Simmer for 30 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

4. Serve with your choice of mashed potato, rice, or tagliatelle.

Note: "Hearty" used to be a euphemism for "High-fat". This recipe gives a traditional European peasant dish a healthy twist.