Delicious Vegetarian Gravy

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons flour (pretty much any kind, ap is fine)
• 2 tablespoons margarine (i like smart balance)
• 2 cups water or 2 cups vegetable broth
• 1 vegetable bouillon cube (omit this if you use broth. i like mccormick "chicken", but knorr is also ok.)
• 1 tablespoon tamari (soy sauce is not as good, but ok)
• 1 pinch thyme
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons cold water

Recipe

• 1 whisk the margarine and flour together over low heat in a small saucepan for a few minutes until the flour is cooked and golden.
• 2 add the water and bouillon or broth, tamari, thyme, and pepper. bring to a boil while whisking often to keep it smooth.
• 3 lower heat and simmer a minute or so.
• 4 combine cornstarch and water and stir well to get rid of lumps. whisking gravy briskly, pour into saucepan. continue whisking until gravy returns to a boil and has thickened.