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Delicious Vegetarian Gravy

photo by Herb-Cat

- Ready In:
- 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
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4-6
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons flour (pretty much any kind, AP is fine)
- 2 tablespoons margarine (I like Smart Balance)
- 2 cups water or 2 cups vegetable broth
- 1 vegetable bouillon cube (Omit this if you use broth. I like McCormick "chicken", but Knorr is also ok.)
- 1 tablespoon tamari (soy sauce is not as good, but ok)
- 1 pinch thyme
- fresh ground black pepper
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons cold water for cornstarch
directions
- Whisk the margarine and flour together over low heat in a small saucepan for a few minutes until the flour is cooked and golden.
- Add the water and bouillon or broth, tamari, thyme, and pepper. Bring to a boil while whisking often to keep it smooth.
- Lower heat and simmer a minute or so.
- Combine cornstarch and water and stir well to get rid of lumps. Whisking gravy briskly, pour into saucepan. Continue whisking until gravy returns to a boil and has thickened.
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Reviews
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Wow! I was very hesitant about attempting another vegetarian gravy because other ones I made did not come out good, but I'm so glad I found this recipe! It came out amazing! I followed the recipe exactly except I added onion powder (didn't measure) and I used a little bit of left over potato cooking water and 1 tsp of 'better than buoullion' paste as part of the 2 cups of water. I used braggs liquid aminos soy sauce because I did not have tamari. I'm a transitioning vegan, still more vegetarian, so I did use real butter but next time I want to try a vegan butter. Very great recipe! Thank you xx This will definitely be my go to gravy recipe from now on.
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I am compelled to submit a review as this simple recipe exceeded my expectations! I made it for a vegan family member for Thanksgiving dinner to serve with a quinoa veggie casserole and she loved it so much she took the remainder home with her. To make it vegan, I used Earth Balance vegan butter instead of marg. I subbed poultry seasoning for the thyme as that's what I season other poultry gravy with and used Bragg soy as I was out of Tamari. Skipped the bouillon cube as per the instructions as I used "Superior Touch Better than Bouillon" vegetable stock paste. (Increased the stock to 2 1/2 C out of personal preference for a thinner gravy) I wondered why two thickeners (the flour and the cornstarch) but I followed the instructions and it really works! Thanks for a terrific recipe that I know I'll make again and again :)
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Tweaks
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This was amazingly good. I put it on the "Really Good Vegetarian Meatloaf (Really!)" by SaraFish. I actually HAD to make a substitution, which I don't like to do when I write a review, but I think I had similar results so I can still review. I substituted vegetarian oyster sauce (from Asian grocery stores, made with mushrooms and soy) for the tamari.
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Stay-at home mom into crafting and cooking. I have been vegetarian since 2004, essentially vegan. One of my pet peeves about many vegetarian recipes is that they are smothered in cheese or rely heavily on faux meat, which is not very healthy. I am much more into healthier comfort vegetarian food, like lots of potatoes, vegetables, and grains.