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Flavor Packed Vegetarian Gravy Recipe

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  • Author: She Likes Food
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 4-6 1x
  • Diet: Vegetarian

Description

Want to add a little extra flavor to your holiday meal this year? If so, you’ve got to make my favorite Vegetarian Gravy recipe. It’s packed with veggies, fresh herbs and broth and perfectly creamy in texture. Make this veggie based gravy ahead of time and warm up in minutes, just before serving. Enjoy it on potatoes, tofu, vegetables, biscuits and so much more.

Ingredients

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  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/3 cup small diced yellow onion
  • 1/3 cup small diced carrot
  • 1/3 cup small diced celery
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves (loosely packed)
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 3 tablespoons all purpose flour
  • 2 cups vegetable broth*, or more if needed
  • Salt and black pepper, to taste

Instructions

  1. Heat a large pan over medium heat and add in one tablespoon olive oil.  Next, add in the finely chopped celery, carrot and onion, along with a pinch of salt.  Cook veggies together until all of the extra moisture has cooked out and the vegetables are caramelized, about 8-10 minutes minutes.
  2. Add in the garlic and thyme and cook for another 2 minutes, until garlic is cooked through.  Carefully add the cooked vegetables along with the milk into a high speed blender and blend until smooth, about 1 minute.  (Optional) Run the mixture through a cooking sieve to remove any chunks of vegetables that didn’t blend all the way.  Set aside until ready to use.
  3. Re-heat the pan over medium heat and add in the butter.  Once butter has started to melt, add in the flour and whisk together until you have a paste like consistency.  Cook for a minute or two until the rue has slightly darkened in color, and then pour in the milk mixture.  Mix together well and cook until milk has completely mixed in and the gravy is starting to thicken, 2-3 minutes.
  4. Add in the vegetable broth and use the whisk to mix gravy again, until combined.  Bring gravy to a low simmer and cook for about 4-5 minutes, until completely heated through and desired thickness is reached.  You can add extra broth, if you want to thin it out.  Give the gravy a taste and add salt and black pepper, to taste.
  5. This vegetarian gravy is best served warm.  It can be made up to 3 days in advance and re-heated on the stovetop, or in the microwave, just before serving.  Enjoy gravy over potatoes, tofu, veggies and more.

Notes

*For maximum flavor, I like to use the vegetarian broth concentrate (pictured in post) to make my vegetable broth and then I sometimes add in a little extra of just the concentrate if I think the gravy needs any extra flavor.

This recipe makes about 1 1/2 cups gravy.

  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 15 mins
  • Category: Side, Vegetarian
  • Method: Stovetop
  • Cuisine: American

Find it online: https://www.shelikesfood.com/vegetarian-gravy-recipe/