Jackfruit Hotpot with Dumplings

Name: Jackfruit Hotpot with Dumplings
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h
Yield: Serves 4-6
Ingredients: a handful of fresh thyme stalks, leaves only, chopped; salt and ground black pepper; 3 carrots, peeled and cut into chunky pieces; 2 sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into chunky pieces; 1 tbsp tomato paste; 140 g/4½ oz/½ cup vegan hard margarine, chilled and cut into cubes; 1 onion, peeled and finely chopped; 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 3 celery sticks, finely chopped; 150 ml/¼ pint/⅔ cup water; 250 g/9 oz/2¼ cups self-raising/self-rising flour; 2–3 tbsp finely chopped flat leaf parsley; 900 ml/1½ pints/3¾ cups hot vegetable stock; 1 tbsp peanut butter; 1 tbsp tamari; 200 g/7 oz/1 cup vacuum-packed jackfruit pieces

Preparation info

Serves
4-6

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
2 hr

Appears in

Vegan Kids

By Heather Whinney

Published 2021

About

This is a good way to gets lots of healthy veg into one dish. The dumplings are easy to make and turn this into a really filling dish, but you could make it without them if you prefer, and simply serve the hotpot with some crusty bread.

Ingredients

1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 onion, peeled and finely chopped
3 celery sticks, finely ch

Main course
Vegan

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4. Heat the oil in a large ovenproof casserole dish, add the onion, season with salt and pepper and cook for 10 minu