Mushroom Gravy

When you want great gravy without drippings to deal with: Mushroom Gravy is the recipe!

This has been my go-to gravy recipe for years because unlike classic Turkey Gravy, you don’t need drippings to cook it.

• No drippings means no waiting for the turkey to cook, so you can make this gravy in advance. By the time I’ve finished cooking the perfect turkey, I am happy the gravy is already done.
• If you’ll have guests at your party with a range of dietary needs, mushroom gravy is vegetarian and easy to adapt to be vegan and/or gluten free.
• Mushroom gravy is also perfect when you want gravy outside of Thanksgiving. Use mushroom gravy for steak and Air Fryer Pork Chops, for biscuits, or even Roasted Green Beans.

Ingredients:

• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter or non-dairy butter spread or olive oil
• 1 large yellow onion finely chopped
• 8 ounces baby bella mushrooms very finely chopped
• 8 ounces baby bella mushrooms thinly sliced (optional; omit if you have mushroom skeptics)
• 4 garlic cloves minced (about 4 teaspoons)
• 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour use 1:1 flour substitute to make gluten free
• 4 cups vegetable stock
• 2 tablespoons brandy optional
• 10 large fresh sage leaves
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 teaspoons low sodium soy sauce or tamari to make gluten free
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper