Ingredients
- 3Â onions
- 3Â carrots
- 2Â potatoes
- 1Â parsnip
- 3Â celery sticks
- 250 g Chestnut mushrooms
- 1 ½ tbsp plain flour (for gluten-free option see notes)
- 500 ml vegetable stock made with 1.5 stock cubes
- 1 tbsp Balsamic vinegar
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp tomato puree
- 1 tsp mixed herbs
- 2Â dashes of Tabasco sauce
- 120 g frozen peas
- Freshly ground pepper
Preperation Time
15 mins
Cook Time
6 hours

Method
STEP 1
Roughly chop all the vegetables (except frozen peas) and place in a large bowl.
STEP 2
Stir in the flour, herbs and pepper.
STEP 3
Tip into slow cooker.
STEP 4
To the stock add and mix in the Balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, tabasco sauce and tomato puree
STEP 5
Pour over the vegetables.
STEP 6
Set the slow cooker for 3.5 hrs on high or 5.5 hrs on low.
STEP 7
Stir in the frozen peas and cook until the vegetables are tender (about another ½ hour).
STEP 8
Serve in bowls with crusty bread for mopping up the juices!
To make this stew gluten-free, you could omit the plain flour and mix 1 tbsp of cornflour (cornstarch) into 15 ml of water and stir into the stew 10 minutes before the end of cooking. Add more if needed.