BEST VEGAN GRAVY EVER

Gorgeous yet simple sumptuous vegetable stock gravy.  Brilliant with roasted vegetables and great as a base for any soup.

Ingredients 

(serves 4)

1 onion chopped

2 cloves garlic chopped

1 leek chopped

1 carrot chopped

1 leaf fennel chopped

1 rib celery chopped

10 black peppercorns

2 sprigs thyme

150ml dry white wine

1 ltr water

15ml soy sauce

Heat the olive oil medium hot add all of the ingredients except the soy sauce and soften gently for 15 minutes, turn up the heat, add the white wine and reduce until almost evaporated, add the water, soy sauce and simmer for 20 minutes, take off the heat, strain and leave to cool, that’s the base stock gravy done, keep the vegetables for soup ingredients.  Taste and season with salt and pepper.  This stock is now ready for soups and gravy to elevate the depth of flavour and for a thicker gravy add back some of the garlic, onion, carrots, leeks and blitz smooth, pass through a sieve and your gravy is ready to serve.