Vegetarian Mushroom Thyme Gravy
★★★★★
PREP TIME
30 minutes
COOK TIME
25 minutes
SERVES
6
Ingredients
1/3 cup
dried mushrooms(shitake or mixed)
2 cups
vegetable stock
3 tablespoons
butter
1 1/2 tablespoons
minced shallot
3 tablespoons
flour
3 tablespoons
soy sauce
1/2 cup
light cream
1 tablespoon
sherry
1 tablespoon
minced fresh thyme
1 pinch
salt and pepper, plus more to taste
Instructions
- Bring vegetable stock to a boil. In a small bowl pour stock over mushrooms. Let soak for 20 minutes.
- Remove mushrooms from bowl, setting the stock aside for later. Mince or thinly slice the mushrooms.
- In a medium saucepan melt the butter. Add the minced shallot and saute for 5 minutes over medium heat until softened.
- Add the flour to the butter/shallot mixture stirring constantly. Cook for a 2 minutes.
- Gradually add 1 1/2 cups of the reserved vegetable stock(leaving mushroom sediment out), stirring well to incorporate after each addition. Cook over medium heat until thickened.
- Add the reserved mushrooms, soy sauce, cream, sherry & thyme to the gravy. Cook for a few more minutes until heated through and thickened to desired consistency. Season to taste with salt & pepper.
- Pour over anything on your plate!
