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A vegetarian take on the French classic. Rich, wine-braised mushrooms with beluga lentils in a deeply savory sauce. Perfect for entertaining during the colder months - the stew can be prepared ahead and reheated while you make the cheesy mash. Ingredients For the Mushroom Bourguignon 100 ml beluga lentils (1 dl) 500 g mushrooms (mixed varieties work well) 4 garlic cloves 2 tbsp + 25 g butter salt freshly ground black pepper 150 g shallots 100 g carrot 2 tbsp flour 1 tbsp tomato purée 400 ml red cooking wine (4 dl) 400 ml water (4 dl) 1 tsp sugar 2 tsp dried thyme 3 bay leaves 2 mushroom stock cubes For the Cheesy Potato Purée 1 kg potatoes 1½ tbsp salt 100 g butter 2 garlic cloves 100 g cheddar, grated 200 ml whipping cream (2 dl) 100 ml whole milk (1 dl) Instructions Make the Mushroom Bourguignon Cook beluga lentils in a pot according to package instructions. Set aside when done. ...

Rich French-style stew with vegan meat, red wine, mushrooms, and pearl onions. Perfect comfort food. Ingredients 3 packages (300 g each) Anamma Vegobitar or natural Oumph (900 g total) 500 ml red wine (5 dl) 700 ml water (7 dl) 2 tbsp vegetable stock concentrate (30 ml) 1 tbsp Chinese soy sauce (15 ml) 4 tbsp tomato purée (60 ml) 3½ tbsp wheat flour (52.5 ml) 15 small pearl onions 2 large carrots 500 g medium forest mushrooms 5 bay leaves 1 tsp raw sugar 2 tsp dried thyme 100 ml chopped fresh parsley (1 dl) ½ tsp ground allspice 2 garlic cloves 150 g smoked tofu salt and black pepper to taste rapeseed oil for frying Instructions Start by dicing and browning the smoked tofu in plenty of rapeseed oil. Add flour, thyme, bay leaves and tomato purée and mix well. Immediately add the vegan meat, salt, pepper, (allspice), wine, sugar, soy sauce, water and stock and let simmer under lid for 1.5 hours on low to medium heat. Peel the pearl onions whole, peel and roughly slice the carrots and halve the mushrooms. When the stew has simmered for 1.5 hours, add the carrots. Let cook for another 10 minutes. Meanwhile, brown the onions and mushrooms in a frying pan together with the garlic and then add these to the stew. Stir so that everything is covered and let cook for another 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, add parsley and serve! Notes Serving suggestion: Delicious with a large salad and all kinds of potatoes, preferably something that can absorb the sauce. ...

⚠️ Untested Recipe: This recipe hasn’t been tested yet. Measurements and instructions may need adjustment. Classic French shell-shaped cakes with lemon zest. The key to perfect madeleines is a well-chilled batter - this creates the characteristic puff (puckel) on top and crispy edges with soft, featherlight centers. Ingredients 150 g margarine zest of 1/4 lemon 3 dl wheat flour (180 g) 1.5 tsp baking powder pinch of salt 1.5 dl + 1 tbsp sugar (150 g) 1 dl aquafaba (100 g) 1 tsp lemon juice Instructions Prep molds: Grease madeleine molds with soft margarine, dust with flour, and tap out excess. ...