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    Oh My Veggies » Vegetarian Recipes » Vegetarian Main Dishes

    Recipe: Vegetarian Irish Stew with Sweet Potatoes and Tempeh

    Published: Mar 17, 2011 · by Nicole · Updated: Feb 15, 2021 · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Vegetarian Irish Stew with Sweet Potatoes & Tempeh
    I am not a big holiday person. In fact, I'm kind of a party pooper when it comes to holidays. On St. Patrick's Day, I make an effort not to wear green. Because if I accidentally do wear green? Well, someone might think I'm in the holiday spirit. And we wouldn't want that, would we?

    So now that you know I'm a complete killjoy (I also like to rain on parades and steal candy from babies), let me tell you what St. Patrick's Day means to me. It's my Grandpa's birthday! So, since I know my grandparents will be reading this, I want to wish my Grandpa a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

    St. Patrick's Day is also a good excuse to break out the Guinness, one of the few beers that I actually enjoy drinking. But even better than drinking Guinness is cooking with Guinness. Since I've been coming up with recipes involving sweet potatoes all week, I decided to try doing a vegetarian Irish stew with sweet potatoes and Guinness. I added tempeh for protein and lentils because we had them on hand (why not, right?). The result was a hearty vegetarian Irish stew that even a meat eater could love.

    Vegetarian Irish Stew Ingredients

    Vegetarian Irish Stew with Sweet Potatoes & Tempeh

    Vegetarian Irish Stew with Sweet Potatoes and Tempeh

    This vegetarian version of Irish stew includes Guinness, sweet potatoes, lentils, and tempeh. It might not be authentic, but it's delicious!
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 1 hour
    Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: American
    Diet: Vegetarian
    Keyword: how to make irish stew, Vegetarian Irish Stew
    Servings: 4 servings
    Calories: 288kcal
    Author: Oh My Veggies

    Ingredients

    • 2 tbsp. olive oil
    • 1 large onion diced
    • 2 medium carrots sliced
    • 2 cloves garlic minced
    • 2 tbsp. all-purpose flour
    • 1-8 oz. package of tempeh cubed
    • 1-14.9 oz can of stout beer like Guinness
    • 1 large sweet potato cut into ½ inch cubes
    • ½ cup lentils rinsed
    • 3 cups vegetable broth
    • 1 bay leaf
    • 1 tsp. dried thyme
    • 1 tsp. dried rosemary
    • salt and pepper to taste
    US Customary - Metric

    Instructions

    • In a large Dutch oven, heat oil at medium. Add onions, carrots, and garlic and cook 7-10 minutes, or until just beginning to brown, stirring frequently. Add flour and cook for 2 more minutes. Add tempeh and cook 2 minutes more.
    • Add beer and raise heat to high. Boil for 3 minutes. Add broth, sweet potato chunks, lentils, and herbs.
    • Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 40 minutes, or until lentils and sweet potatoes are tender and sauce begins to thicken. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 288kcalCarbohydrates: 43gProtein: 10gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gSodium: 763mgPotassium: 637mgFiber: 12gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 13584IUVitamin C: 9mgCalcium: 100mgIron: 5mg
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    Comments

    1. Matt @ FaveDiets says

      March 17, 2011 at 1:15 pm

      This is such an awesome recipe! I love how you put such a unique twist on cooking for St. Patrick's day, as I don't think I've ever seen a St. Paddy's day-themed recipe with tempeh in it. Thanks for linking this up to the FaveDiets blog hop!

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    2. Megan says

      March 17, 2011 at 1:32 pm

      A bowl of this and a beer would be a perfect ending to my St. Patty's Day. 😉

      Reply
    3. Jess says

      March 17, 2011 at 3:52 pm

      This is something different than our usual corned beef and cabbage. Can't wait to try this - looks fabulous!

      Jess
      quinsmomma.blogspot.com

      Reply
    4. jayedee says

      March 17, 2011 at 10:46 pm

      yum! what an awesome recipe i wish i'd seen it yesterday! it would have saved us all from a very bad seitan corned 'beef' lol
      c'est la vie, i guess!

      Reply
    5. Texas Type A Mom says

      March 18, 2011 at 3:40 pm

      That sounds great and so festive! Beats my salad last night. I guess, at least it was green.

      Reply
    6. Christina @ It's a Keeper says

      March 21, 2011 at 12:46 pm

      Wow! This looks amazing! Thanks for linking up to the It's a Keeper Thursday blog hop! Be sure to come back next week and link something new!

      Christina @ It's a Keeper
      http://www.everydaytastes.com/
      http://twitter.com/itsakeeperblog
      http://www.facebook.com/ItsAKeeper

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    7. Diana says

      June 28, 2014 at 1:49 am

      Thank you so much for this recipe! I made it last week and my meat-eating husband loved it. I didn't have sweet potatoes on hand so made it with regular potatoes. Wonderful! I'd recommend it to anyone!

      Reply
      • Kiersten Frase says

        June 30, 2014 at 2:30 pm

        Thanks for your comment - I'm glad you enjoyed the recipe!

        Reply
    8. Toby Bowlin says

      July 02, 2014 at 8:01 am

      Recipe looks great! Just an FYI, Guinness is not considered vegan, they still use isinglass (fish bladder)as a filtering agent. source Barnivore

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      • Kiersten Frase says

        July 06, 2014 at 7:07 pm

        My understanding was always that some Guinness is vegan, some isn't: http://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-stpatricks-guinness-good-for-you-012,0,1165019.photo, http://www.vegan.com/blog/vegan-friendly-guinness-does-no-mean-yes/

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        • Toby Bowlin says

          July 06, 2014 at 7:23 pm

          There seems to be some confusion out there with regards to the extra stout Guiness. I get my beer/wine info from Barnivore.com. I think they are very thorough. Big discussion as to where that beer is specifically brewed and what process they use. Various emails from the company contradict each other. Some say isinglass, some say no isinglass. I guess it just comes down to if it's really important to you. Thanks for the reply

          Reply
    9. Katlyn says

      November 23, 2014 at 4:39 pm

      Do you think it would be okay for pregnant women to eat? I don't know anything about cooking with beer or wine.

      Reply
      • Kiersten Frase says

        November 26, 2014 at 2:30 pm

        I would skip it. I'm pregnant too and I've done a lot of research about cooking with alcohol because I LOVE to cook with wine and beer. While a lot of the alcohol does cook off, not all of it does. There's no amount of alcohol considered "safe" during pregnancy because there's never been any research to figure out what safe levels would be. A lot of women will still cook with it and enjoy an occasional glass of wine during pregnancy and the baby is just fine, but others abstain entirely. It's really up to you, but I've decided to abstain just because I know myself and I'm a worrier. 🙂

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