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I’m not one to boast when I’m right about something (If my husband is reading this, he is coming to call me out right now), but when it comes to proving meat eaters wrong about vegetarians missing out, yeah. I like to bask in that feeling. I bask in it hard.
When you cut meats like beef + poultry out of your diet, you don’t always immediately realize what you’re saying goodbye to. Things come to you gradually as time passes and when the holidays roll around, there may be a *facepalm* or two.
Because gravy.
I can do without the turkey, but the scrumptious stuffing and fluffy mashed potatoes are a must — and you can’t eat those things nekkid. What am I going to drizzle on my shizzle? This realization caused a wave of anxiety to rush over me. My head spun. You might even say I went off the rails on a gravy train…
What’s a veg-head to do?
Get creative. Hit the kitchen, raid the pantry, test things out and make things work — ’cause that’s what we do.
And then we boast about it.
No meat drippings? It’s still gravy, baby.
Easy Vegetarian Mushroom Gravy
If you’re the vegetarian in your family, lug this good stuff to your TG dinner; if you’re hosting and have vegetarian guests, be a gracious host, will ya?
This shit’s so good, it’ll even float a meat-eaters gravy boat.
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Easy Vegetarian Mushroom Gravy
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp butter
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 Tbsp shallots, minced
- 1 cup roughly chopped baby bella mushrooms
- 1 TBSP Miso paste
- 2 cup vegetable stock
- 2 Tbsp Corn starch
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, melt butter over moderate heat.
- Add the garlic and shallots, and simmer until garlic is fragrant and shallots are tender — approx. 2 minutes. Stir often to avoid browning the garlic.
- Add the chopped mushrooms and miso paste. Stir to coat, and cook for another 2 minutes.
- Add the vegetable stock and bring to a simmer. Simmer for 5 minutes.
- Carefully transfer the contents of the saucepan to a blender or food processor. Set the saucepan aside (you'll need it again).
- Blend until smooth. You may end up with small bits of mushroom, but that's fine. Your gravy won't feel textured or lumpy.
- Once smooth, carefully transfer the mixture back to the saucepan.
- Bring to a boil.
- Add corn starch, as per the instructions on the package, to thicken the mixture to your liking. (See notes.)
- Once you achieve the level of thickness you want, transfer the gravy to a gravy boat and serve.
Can you make this in advance?
Hi Mallory, yes you can! I did last year. It will become gelatinous in the fridge just like any gravy, but just plop it into your saucepan, heat it up, and add a bit of extra liquid as needed (water or veg broth).
I hate to be a party pooper but you know there’s anchovie in Worcestershire sauce right?
I always thought it was just meat eaters and pescetarians who were down with fish
Hey Naterlee,
Why is spreading knowledge being a party pooper? I’m glad you said something – I’m going to edit this asap. I had no idea Worcestershire had anchovies in it. Excellent to know. Thanks!
You were so excited about the gravy and I felt I was ruining that. I’m glad youre not offended. For the record I’m a meat eater and a gravy enthusiast so it won’t stop me :)
Not at all – I’m glad you spoke up! Now I’m excited that I’ve learned something about Worcestershire. Haha. <3
Looks great! I love the idea of lugging around your own gravy to thanksgiving. I’ve been known to have a small glass jar of coconut milk in my purse for coffee!
Oh YUUUUMMMMMMMM. Now I have no idea what I’m going to make for our recipe nod challenge! I have so many amazing options to choose from — but regardless, I’m going to Pin this anyway because it looks bomb. ;)
Ohh yeah, I hear you! Fall and Winter feel like a vegatarians’ time to shine. “Think I can’t eat stuffing or gravy? HAHA!” This gravy sounds delicious! I usually thicken mine with a roux but I’ll have to try your recipe with cornstarch. It looks SO good. Thanks for sharing!
I can just imagine how intensely flavourful his gravy is. In fact, I’m going to go as far as saying that it might be more flavourful than beef/turkey gravy even. Love it!