Un-Beef Stew

This recipe may even please the carnivores! Meat? Who needs meat in their stew?

1 lg. onion, diced
Veggie broth or veg bouillion cube and water
5 Tbsp. vegan Worcestishire sauce (yes there is a vegan version)
1 Tbsp. Soy sauce or Tamari
2-3 cloves garlic, minced
4 each of Large carrots and lg. potatoes, chopped to the size you like to eat in a stew
1 med. tomato, seeded and diced up
2 tsp. salt
1 tsp each of pepper and dried basil
3 Tbsps. Olive oil
A little flour, cornstarch, or you can pick out some cooked potatoes and blend them up with a hand mixer or small food processor to thicken the stew with

Sautee the onion in the olive oil, then add in everything but the basil and cornstarch (or flour). Put in broth (or boullion cube and water) to come to just under the top of the potatoes and carrots. Bring to boil, and then simmer on medium (or low- depending on how much time you want to take) until the potatoes and carrots are soft enough to break apart. Add in the basil and the thickener (or blend up about 1 1/2 cups of the potatoes and then add them back in to thicken the stew. Goes awesome with the vegan baking powder biscuits! Probably would make a great crockpot recipe.