Isa Chandra Moskowitz’s Irish Stout Stew With Fluffy Potato Biscuits | VegNews

Ingredients

• For the stew:
• 1 ounce dried porcini mushrooms
• 3 cups
• vegetable broth
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 large onion, diced
• 1¼ teaspoons salt, plus a pinch
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 8 ounces cremini mushrooms, thinly sliced
• 2 celery ribs, thinly sliced
• 2 teaspoons dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 8 ounces carrots, peeled and cut into thin half-moons
• 1¼ cups
• stout beer
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• Freshly ground black pepper
• ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup cold water
• 2 (15-ounce) cans kidney beans, rinsed and drained
• For the biscuits:
• 1½ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons
• sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup leftover mashed potatoes
• ½ cup cold water
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• Chopped fresh parsley, for garnish