"Beef" Stew

With the cold weather I just love to curl up at night with a hot bowl of soup.  I've been craving a vegan version of beef stew.  I've never made it before, and it was actually really easy.  I based mine on the delicious beef stew my mom used to make.  The aroma alone will make your mouth water.

For the beef, I used Westsoy brand seitan cubes, but Gardein brand Beefless tips would work really great as well.

What You Will Need:
2 potatoes, cubed
1 cup carrots, diced
1/2 medium onion, finely chopped
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon dried rosemary
2 teaspoons olive oil
3 tablespoons flour
2 1/2 cups vegetable broth
1 1/2 cups green peas
1 tablespoon vegan worcestershire
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 box seitan, or 1 bag beefless tips
salt and pepper, to taste

1. In a large pot, add the potatoes, carrots, onion, thyme, rosemary, and olive oil.  Saute on medium high heat for about 5 minutes, to cook the onions. Give it a stir every minute so the potatoes don't stick.
2. Then add the flour, vegetable broth, peas, worcestershire, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.  Bring everything to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
3. While the stew is simmering, in a separate pan, brown the "beef."
4. After the stew has simmered for 30 minutes, add the "beef" and let it simmer, uncovered, an additional 5 minutes.