Friday 5 February 2016

Recipe-Leek, Mushroom and Smoked Tofu Pie

I've been loving using leeks this week as our #vegoftheweek and this pie was a big hit with everyone. It was a bit of an experiment so I was glad it turned out well!





So here is the recipe:


Ingredients


  • 2 medium leeks, trimmed, washed and sliced
  • about 8 medium to large mushrooms (you could add more or less I just used up what I had left in the fridge.
  • 25g non dairy butter
  • 1/2 pack smoked tofu diced into about 1cm pieces
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • I pack Sainsbury's lighter shortcrust pastry (sheet one-just happens to be vegan) or you can make your own
  • Unsweetened soya milk (other non dairy milk would work too but steer away from sweetened ones or natural sweet ones like rice milk)
  • garlic powder
  • pepper
  • nutritional yeast (I used about two tablespoons but you can use more or less)

Method

  • Melt the butter in  a large pan.
  • Add the leeks and fry over a medium heat for a few minutes stirring occasionally.
  • Add the mushrooms and continue to cook for a few minutes until the leeks are soft and mushrooms have released their liquid.
  • When mushrooms and leeks have cooked to your liking then stir in the flour.
  • Continue to cook for a minute to cook out the flour stirring so it doesn't burn.
  • Start adding the milk a bit at a time. Let it thicken after each addition then add more if you want a thinner sauce. Continue until you have sauce of desired consistency.
  • Stir in the smoked tofu cubes.
  • Add pepper and garlic powder to your taste.
  • Take off the heat and stir in the nutritional yeast. 
  • Allow to cool.
  • Roll out the pastry a bit thinner than the sheet you get in the pack.
  • Line your pie tin or whatever you are using-I used a casserole dish lid.
  • When the filling has cooled add it into you dish then top with the rest of the pastry sealing the edges.
  • Cook in oven at 180c for about 20 minutes until nicely golden brown.
  • Serve. I served mine with mash and broccoli. I had leftovers the next day with salad and wedges..both worked well !



Enjoy!
Danielle x

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