Gravy in the American context is served with a roasted meat
or mashed potatoes and is a sauce that is made from the juices from meat or
vegetables. There are different types of gravy like beef, turkey, mushroom etc.
Preparation time:20 minutes
Serves:6
Ingredients:
2 cup diced brown mushrooms(I used crimini)(slice if leaving
the pieces in the gravy)
1 cup water
1 tablespoons olive oil
salt to taste
Fresh ground black pepper
1 bay leaf
1/2 cup diced onion
1/4 cup dry white wine
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups vegetable broth or mushroom broth or 2 cubes bouillon
cubes
1 teaspoon soy sauce
Procedure:
1.Heat the olive oil and add the bay leaf.
2.Add the onions and
mushrooms and wine and saute for 3-4 minutes until the onions are soft and done
and the wine is cooked out and almost evaporated.
3.Add in the broth or the bouillon cubes with 2 cups water. Add black
pepper powder.
4.Mix the flour in a cup of water and mix without lumps and
add it to the pan and also add the soy sauce and stir constantly until gravy
has thickened, about 3 minutes.
5.Strain through a strainer and set aside. You can either
discard the solids or grind them and restrain it to the previous gravy. Adjust
salt and pepper.
Tips:
I used mushrooms to make a vegetarian gravy without dairy, usually milk or cream is added to thicken the gravy, feel free to add some for added flavor. Also, the gravy can be made with the mushroom pieces in it, but I like the gravy just with the liquid and no pieces, you can chose to leave the mushrooms sliced.
Do not add the flour directly to the hot pan,you will end up with lumps.
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