Someone asked for a gravy recipe?

[Guest guest]

I seem to remember that someone was looking for a gravy recipe sometime last

week. Here's one that I've been using for more than 10 years. It comes from a

cookbook that I go back to again and again: The Compassionate Cook from PETA.

Enjoy!Denise G.

 

 

 

Chickenless Gravy

 

 

2 cups vegetable broth -- boiling

2 tablespoons olive oil

2 tablespoons Bragg's Amino Acids

1/2 cup shiitake mushrooms -- rehydrated or 1 can

1/2 cup onion -- finely chopped

1 clove garlic -- finely minced

2 tablespoons whole wheat flour -- sifted

sea salt

freshly ground pepper

 

In a large saucepan, simmer all the ingredients, except the flour for

approximately 5 minutes. Slowly add the flour (tablespoon by tablespoon),

whisking after each addition, until desired thickness is reached. Add more flour

if necessary. Transfer mixture to a blender and purée until smooth. Pour into a

gravy bowl and keep warm until ready to serve.

 

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NOTES : The original recipe for this gravy was published with the Mock Chicken

Loaf Florentine with Chickenless Gravy recipe in The Compassionate Cook. I

tweeked the spices a little and replaced " mushrooms " with more robust shiitake

mushrooms. I also replaced nutritional yeast because of my yeast sensitivities

with Bragg's Amino Acids.

 

This has fooled more family and friends at Thanksgiving and Christmas for more

than 10 years. This is also a great french fry gravy.