Potato & Bean Stew with Spiced Almonds - Vegan Recipe

Ingredients

• 10ml olive oil
• 1/2 brown onion, diced
• 3 cloves garlic, diced
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 star anise
• 3 cloves
• 1 lemon, juice and 3 strips of zest removed with a peeler
• 1 punnet cherry tomatoes, halved
• 2 chipotle or Ancho chillies (either in the tin with sauce or dried - rehydrate in water if dried)
• 3 Kipfler potatoes, sliced into rounds
• 1 tin butter beans
• 2 cups vegetable stock
• Salt and pepper
• 1/2 bunch parsley, roughly chopped
• [Tempering]
• 30g olive oil
• 50g blanched almonds
• 1 garlic clove, sliced
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
• [To serve]
• 1 tablespoon caper berries
• 1 lemon, juice
• Pearl couscous (or quinoa if gluten-free)