Vegan Stout Stew

• 5 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 14 ounces seitan, cut into bite-size pieces
• 1 yellow onion, diced
• 3 ribs celery, thinly sliced
• 2 carrots, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced
• 2 potatoes, diced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 (12 fluid ounce) cans or bottles Irish stout beer
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
• salt and ground black pepper to taste

1. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil and soy sauce in a skillet over medium-high heat. Saute seitan in hot oil until browned on all sides, about 5 minutes.
2. Heat remaining olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Saute onion, celery, carrots, potatoes, and garlic in hot oil until onions are soft, 3 to 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium and slowly stir beer into vegetable mixture.
3. Stir brown sugar, flour, thyme, salt, and black pepper into beer mixture; add seitan. Bring mixture to a simmer, reduce heat to low, and cook until stew reduces and thickens, about 45 minutes.

olive oil, soy sauce, seitan, yellow onion, celery, carrots, potatoes, garlic, brown sugar, flour, thyme, salt

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/238663/vegan-stout-stew/ (may not work)