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How to Make Vegan Gravy

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As with many vegan or vegetarian dishes, this gravy is not a low-fat food, but it tastes pretty good. After all, fat is flavor. Yields about 2 c. gravy.

From Quick Guide: Vegan Meals
Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • 4 squashed and minced garlic cloves
  • 3 slices yellow onion - chopped
  • 2 c. water
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 c. vegetable oil
  • 1/2 tsp. sage
  • 6 sliced white mushrooms
  • 4 tbsp. reduced sodium soy sauce
  • 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 tsp. ground black pepper
  • 4 tsp. nutritional yeast
  • Groceries
  • Chef's Knives
  • Chef's Knives
  • Saucepans
  • Wire Whisks
  • Saucepans
  1. Step 1

    Put the vegetable oil in a small saucepan.

  2. Step 2

    Add the garlic and onion, and sauté for 2 minutes over medium-low heat until the onion is translucent.

  3. Step 3

    Add the flour, yeast and soy sauce to make a paste.

  4. Step 4

    Add the water gradually, stirring constantly.

  5. Step 5

    Bring the gravy to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until it thickens.

  6. Step 6

    Add pepper and sliced mushrooms. Season to taste with salt.

  7. Step 7

    If gravy is too thin, add flour in small amounts until it thickens. Use a wire whisk to eliminate lumps.

  8. Step 8

    Serve hot.

Tips & Warnings
  • Nutritional yeast can be found in health-food stores, if it's not at your supermarket.
  • "Vegan" means that no animal products, even dairy ones, are used.

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on 4/13/2009 Mmmm sounds good. Those vegan gravy packets are too pricey to indulge in all the time! Great and tasty alternative!

theempire said

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on 3/14/2009 Made this recipe a few times and it's really tasty!

ibliz05 said

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on 12/3/2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_5b89tXDaU

ibliz05 said

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on 12/3/2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_5b89tXDaU

AceTank said

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on 8/15/2008 Oftentimes, low-fat soy sauce has dairy lactic acid listed as an ingredient.

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