I make chicken stock and use
dried mushroom stock or plain water as a base for many dishes, but never a vegetable stock.
• For the veg stock I used a Kallo brand
mushroom stock cube and always will from now on - lovely flavour!
1 pound fresh leeks, white part only, rinsed well and thinly sliced 1/4 cup olive oil 3 sprigs fresh thyme 3 pounds large russet potatoes 2
quarts mushroom stock 2 cups dry white wine Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
Place 1
mushroom stock cube in 500 ml of fresh filtered water in a pot and heat until just simmering making sure the stock dissolves throughout (or ideally make your own).
Add the mushrooms, the beef, the deglazing liquid,
mushroom stock, beef stock and the herbs.
or recipes to make
a Mushroom stock.
Make
the mushroom stock (I used a Knorr stock cube) and mix in the reserved pan juices, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, cornflour and English mustard.
Add a carton of button mushrooms,
mushroom stock, shallots, a little cream and let your slow cooker do its magic!
I wouldn't really recommend not using
a mushroom stock here - you need that extra mushroom flavour happening.
• For
the mushroom stock I have used 1 Kallo Organic Mushroom Stock Cube dissolved in 500 ml boiling water.
If you can't buy this brand then I would use another brand
mushroom stock, from either a cube or powder to make 500 ml (2 cups) OR I would recommend you make your own mushroom stock (sorry I don't have a recipe but there are loads online).
If the sauce is thicker than you would like, add a bit more of
the mushroom stock.
Bring the vegetable /
mushroom stock to a boil.
Pour
the mushroom stock over the onion and garlic sauté.
I simmered the thyme, garlic and bay leaves with
the mushroom stock for six or seven hours in the cook pot.
If you can't buy
mushroom stock cubes you could make your own mushroom stock or if you able to buy vegan «beef style» stock cubes or bouillon I would recommend that here.
Add shiitakes, carrots, astragalus root and
mushroom stock.
You could also add them to
Mushroom Stock (page 284).
This Deer Valley Beef And Wild Mushroom Stew is loaded with tender chunks of beef and flavorful wild mushrooms in a rich sauce made with white wine, heavy cream and
mushroom stock.