Super Easy Gravy
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons whole wheat flour
3/4 or 1 cup homemade vegetable stock
sprigs of fresh thyme, to taste
bay leaves, to taste
peppercorns, to taste
salt and pepper, to taste
1. Heat your oil over medium high heat. Sift in your flour evenly and stir. Cook the flour until a light tan color. If it smells like it is burning, turn down the heat! It should be a thick consistency, but not dry.
2. When your roux is a nice tan color, add your broth and spices. Cook, stirring constantly for 5-10 minutes or until thickened. Remove your spices and season with salt and pepper.
3. The gravy continues to thicken when it cools slightly, so don't worry if it seems a little thin. If your gravy is lumpy, strain it in a fine mesh sieve.
I'm not joking, this is the easiest gravy you will ever make. If you make the stock from scratch, it is very very flavorful and makes a great gravy.
SO HOW'D IT GO?
yum, easy , thank you!
I'm definitely a white gravy girl, but this brown gravy totally rocked my world! My husband had me make 4X this recipe and we still could have used more! I did end up adding a little more water because it thickened up quite a bit.
Easy. Quick. Delicious! ;)b
Great, easy recipe. I used fresh Italian seasoning instead of the whole herbs and I threw in a bunch of salt and it turned out really well. It ended up getting super thick but it was delicious and even the meat-eaters enjoyed it. It was actually a bigger hit than the store-made turkey gravy my mother served at Thanksgiving.
As promised, super-easy and delicious. Thanks for the recipe!
Melissa
Yummy!! I was skeptical with the super short ingredient list, but it turned out delish. I served it over some sauteed tempeh with some biscuits and kale. MMmmmmm!
This is AMAZING! I've never been much of a gravy person, before or after I became vegetarian, but I was seriously licking the spatula. ;) I'm not trying another recipe for gravy ever.
HOLY CRAP! this is so easy and good! if using this gravy for blander meals, i would recommend salt, but it's so easy to work with, you can add whatever you want.
I just made this tonight to put on some mashed potatoes, and it is so good! We didn't have the spices, so I only added some salt and pepper, but it's still great! It was so fast and easy to make!
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