The Best Vegan Gravy
Author:This best homemade vegan gravy is flavorful, delicious, yet quick and easy to make - It’s a favorite classic recipe that goes well with many hearty dishes!
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp vegan butter or oil
- 1 onion finely diced
- 5.3 oz (150 g) mushrooms finely diced
- 1 carrot finely diced
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 tbsp coconut sugar or brown sugar
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tbsp flour all-purpose or gluten-free flour
- ¼ cup (60 ml) red wine
- 1 tbsp red wine vinegar or balsamic vinegar
- 1 tbsp soy sauce or tamari if gluten-free
- 1 ¼ cup (300 ml) vegetable broth
- 1 sprig of thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tsp yellow mustard or dijon
- ½ tsp pepper or to taste
- pinch of salt to taste
Instructions
*Note: I recommend checking out the recipe video and the step-by-step photos in the blog post above.
- Heat the vegan butter or oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add the onions and mushrooms and sauté for about 3 minutes, or until the onions are translucent and the mushrooms are slightly browned. Then add the diced carrot and minced garlic and sauté for another minute. Reduce the heat slightly and continue to sauté for another 3 minutes.
- Now stir in coconut sugar and flour until it’s well combined with the vegetables. Then pour in red wine, red wine vinegar, soy sauce, and vegetable broth. Stir in tomato paste and mustard. Add thyme and the bay leaf and simmer over low to medium heat for 10-15 minutes, uncovered, until the sauce has thickened.
- Remove the bay leaf. Then transfer everything into a blender (or use an immersion stick blender) and blend until smooth. Taste and adjust seasonings as needed. Serve with your favorite dishes (see serving suggestions above) and enjoy!
Notes
- Leftover gravy can be kept in the refrigerator for up to 4 days or frozen for future meals (see blog post above for details). If it’s too thick when reheating it, simply add a little water to thin it out. If you want the sauce to be richer, you can add a drizzle of oat, almond, cashew, soy, or coconut milk/cream.
- Please read my blog post for serving suggestions and further information.
Nutritions
Serving: 1Serving | Calories: 88kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 640mg | Potassium: 291mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 4528IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 1mg
Nutrition is calculated automatically and should be used as estimate.
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