Soothing Winter Squash & Miso Stew

Name: Soothing Winter Squash & Miso Stew
Yield: Makes 4–6 servings
Ingredients: 3 cups (1-inch chunks) kabocha, acorn, or butternut squash*; 6 ounces cremini or button mushrooms, sliced; 7 cups low-sodium vegetable broth (plus more if needed); 1 packed cup finely chopped kale, Swiss chard, or baby spinach; 5 garlic cloves, minced; 2 teaspoons finely grated ginger; 1 tablespoon tamari; 3 celery stalks, diced; 1 large yellow onion, diced; ½ cup dry adzuki beans or dry navy beans; ½ cup dry short- or long-grain brown rice; 2 tablespoons white miso; 3 medium carrots, diced; 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice

Preparation info

Makes
4–6
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Plant-Based Cookbook

By Ashley Madden

Published 2021

About

Miso soups are comforting and good for the gut! This one is a hearty, winter-inspired, and thick soup-stew hybrid. You can use your favorite winter squash and either dried adzuki beans (red mung beans) or navy beans. This recipe requires soaking the rice and dry beans overnight, allowing for faster cooking and better digestion.

Ingredients

½ cup dry adzuki beans or dry navy beans
½ cup dry short- or long-grain brown rice
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Method

Preparation

Place the adzuki beans and brown rice in a large bowl and cover with water. Let the beans and rice soak overnight or for at least 8 hours then drain, rinse, and set aside.
In a large soup pot, sauté the onion, celery, and carrots with about ¼ cup of

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updated 2 years ago from United Kingdom

This is amazing！my meat loving husband declared it the best thing I have EVER cooked! I used black beans and I put dumplings on the top (adapted from downtown abbey cookbook). Update: froze very well

ckbk

2 years ago from United Kingdom

Wow - that's high praise indeed! Great that you were able to make use of the dumpling recipe from Downton Abbey in a plant-based recipe.

Ashley Madden

Author

2 years ago from Taiwan

Thanks for the feedback! One of my favs too! :)

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