Ahhhh gravy. Where would we be without it? Gravy was like my number one comfort food growing up, so how on earth would I ever give it up switching to a plant-based diet? I didn't - instead, I learned to make the absolute BEST VEGAN GRAVY ever and I swear it's every bit as good.
Why would we ever need to give up gravy to begin with you ask? And what about those little envelopes of gravy mix in the store? Can't we just use those?
Ummmm no.
I use to think the exact same thing when I first became Vegan, but have you ever looked at the ingredients in one of those little packets?
Enriched Wheat Flour (Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Wheat Starch, Salt, Beef Fat, Hydrolyzed Soy, Wheat, And Corn Protein, Onion, Caramel Color, Corn Syrup Solids, Sodium Caseinate (Milk), Spices (Including White Pepper), Garlic, Natural Flavor, Disodium Inosinate And Guanylate (Flavor Enhancers), Extractives Of Paprika, And Yeast Extract.
Doesn't THAT sound yummy.....
Corn syrup solids? Flavor enhancers? Beef fat? Hydrolyzed Soy, Wheat, AND Corn Protein? Oh, and let's not forget the TON of sodium......
Definitely not Vegan, and definitely NOT healthy either.
No worries, there IS a way to get your gravy fix, it only uses a few ingredients, it's fat free, and it literally takes just minutes to whip up a batch.
Let me show you how to make some of the BEST Vegan Gravy you ever tasted!
Best Ever Fat Free Vegan Gravy
This is one of the easiest recipes ever - I promise.
Add ¼ cup of Whole Wheat Flour, 2 heaping tablespoons of Nutritional Yeast, 1 tsp onion powder, ½ tsp garlic powder, and ½ tsp black pepper to a small saucepan.
Whisk the dry ingredients together over med-low heat until they become toasty, no more than a few minutes.
Slowly add the veggie broth and whisk to remove any clumps.
Now add the soy sauce, mustard, and the optional kitchen bouquet and stir to combine.
Kitchen Bouquet is a browning sauce that you can find in your grocery next to the A1 and Worcestershire Sauce. It's completely optional - but it does help add a bit of color to the gravy, however, it will not affect the flavor at all if you decide to leave it out.
Continue stirring over med-low heat until it's bubbly and thickened.
That's it! See I told you this was easy? Now go pour this amazing gravy over your mashed potatoes, biscuits, or anything else you can think of.
Oh and post those photos and comments! Show me how much you love this gravy! lol
Enjoy the recipe.... 🙂
Best Ever Fat Free Vegan Gravy
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Cuisine: American, Oil-Free
Description
An easy, rich vegan gravy mix that literally takes minutes to prepare. Low in fat and sodium, this will be your goto gravy mix from now on...
Ingredients
- ¼ cup Whole Wheat Flour
- 2 Tbs Nutritional Yeast
- 1 tsp Onion Powder
- ½ tsp Garlic Powder
- ½ tsp Black Pepper
- 2 cups Vegetable Broth (low sodium)
- 2 Tbs Soy Sauce (low sodium)
- ½ tsp Yellow Mustard
- ½ tsp Kitchen Bouquet (optional)
Instructions
- Toast dry ingredients over low heat until aromatic
- Slowly add veggie broth, whisking to remove any clumps
- Add soy sauce, mustard, and kitchen bouquet and stir to combine
- Simmer on med-low heat until bubbly and thickened
Notes
Tips Are Always Welcome!
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Keywords: vegan gravy
Dianne
This gravy is awesome! I left out the mustard and kitchen bouquet and it was excellent!
★★★★★
Melissa
This gravy is so delicious and simple to whip up. Thanks Chuck!
★★★★★
Gail
I couldn’t fault this gravy & neither could my husband. I’m in Australia & the only yellow mustard I could find was old English which would be far to hot so I used whole grain. This will be my go to recipe from now on!
★★★★★
Tonda
I just made this gravy for the first time and it is great! I did follow some of the advice from previous comments - I added rosemary, sage and thyme, decreased black pepper and mustard, and blended all of the dry ingredients before toasting. I had no problems with lumps and this gravy is making a great addition to our Thanksgiving meal!
★★★★★
Dmitri (thee/thy)
Wow! Yummo! I usually stay clear of any recipes that have nooch in them (can't stand fake cheese sauces because of it) but I love gravy so had to try it out. It is excellent! I used about half and half white flour and brown rice flour but otherwise followed the recipe.
Thank you for "letting me" have gravy again!
Heather
Made this gravy tonight. Love it.
★★★★★
MaureenD
Very tasty and easy to prepare! Even my non-vegan husband enjoyed it. Thanks, Chuck!
★★★★★
Rachel
Im in Australia and have never heard of “ kitchen bouquet”. Can anyone help?
Chuck Underwood
It's optional - it's just a browning sauce. You might try adding just a touch of Vegemite instead? Let me know.
jessica
Best gravy I have found since going vegan! I love that it is fat free too.
★★★★★
Kathy Everett
Unless you live and shop in a back water region or bush (wish I could live there) or shop at a conventional Asian market, you can find Low Sodium, and/or Wheat Free, Vegan (generally true Soy Sauce and Tamari IS vegan) at almost any up to date grocery store.
I worked for a Macrobiotic Counselor chef in Washington, DC. We cooked with Soy Sauce, Tamari and SHYOU.
I had no idea what the real differences was in all of these soy condiments. so I poured them each into 3 monkey dishes.and took a straight up sip from each one. Soy Sauce was strong, heavier, saltier; the Tamari Sauce was lighter and not so heavy and the Shoyu was even more refined and delicate in flavor; it also comes in wheat free,low sodium. It is more expensive but I'll trade a bag of cookies for it any day. My chef boss also confirmed my findings. Shoyu is top drawer. Shoyu ( I always get wheat free, low sodium) is more delicate, but still full bodied. Wholefoods or online will carry this; until of course people stop buying it or never ask for it.
Kathy E.
Maryland
Gary Aragon
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★★★★★
Shirley Wolff
This gravy is the BEST!!! Way to go, Chuck!!!
★★★★★
Melanie
Oh and five stars of course!
★★★★★