Winter Vegetable Casserole with Red Wine

Easy and quick to make with a wonderful flavour and superb served with Savory Fennel, Walnut & Cheesy Loaf.

For a cold Winter's evening, this is so satisfying and can be enhanced with parsley dumplings.

Try this recipe substituting the red wine with a bottle of Stout!

Utensils

• Large casserole pan with lid
• Wooden spoon
• Chopping board
• Sharp knife
• Vegetable peeler
• Colander for prepared vegetables
• Measuring spoons

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons olive oil
  
• 2 vegetable cubes
  
• Half a bottle of red wine (we used Rioccha)
  
• 2 carrots, sliced
  
• 2 parsnips, sliced
  
• 2 sticks of celery, washed, trimmed and cut into fine slices
  
• 400g swede, cubed
  
• 200g sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped into 1 cm cubes
  
• 200g  baking potatoes, peeled and chopped into 1 cm cubes
  
• 2 leeks, sliced
  
• Desertspoon of Herbes de Provence
  
• 2-3 tablespoons oatmeal (for thickening) or you can use thickening granules.
  
• 1 x 400g tin cooked butter beans, with their liquid
  
• Sea Salt
  
• Freshly ground black pepper
  
• Handful fresh parsley, chopped
  
• Nutritional Yeast Flakes (optional)
  

Method

 

1. Pre-heat the oven to 180F Fan.
   
   
2. Toss all the prepared vegetables into a large cooking pan and heat through with the olive oil, stirring well on the     hob.
   
   
3.  Crumble in the two vegetable cubes on top.
   
   
4.  Add the wine (or Stout if using) and herbs. plus seasoning.
   
   
5.  Bring to the boil, stir well, put the lid on and turn down the heat to simmer and then transfer into the oven for about  40 minutes.
   
   
6.   Remove from the oven, stir in oatmeal or thickening granules and then add the tin of butter beans with its juice.
   
   
7.   Return to the oven with the lid back on for about 5-10 minutes to allow the beans to heat through.
   
   
8.   Just before serving throw in the roughly chopped parsley. 
   
   
9. Serve with steamed shredded cabbage, a sprinkling of Nutritional Yeast Flakes and Savoury Fennel, Walnut & Cheesy Loaf.