Vegetarian Gravy
Ingredients
Serves 2
- 50g Butter
- 1 Shallot – very finely chopped
- 1 Garlic clove – finely sliced
- 1 Very small carrot –thinly sliced
- 200ml (7 Fl oz) Dark vegetable stock
- Several pieces of dried porcini
- 1 tsp Tamari
- ½ tsp Soft brown sugar
- 50ml (2 Fl oz) Red wine
- A small piece of red chilli – chopped to a fine speck
- ½ tsp Arrowroot
- A few chives – very finely snipped
- 1-2 Basil leaves (optional)
- Freshly ground black pepper
How To Make
- Melt the butter in a large frying pan, making sure there is no browning whatsoever.
- Then, soften the shallot, garlic & carrot for a few minutes, stirring steadily all the while with a wooden spoon.
- Now, add the dark stock, into which you have first reconstituted the dried porcini and continue to stir, for a moment quite vigorously, then add the red wine and tamari at any time.
- In the last few moments, add the sugar – it should be a tiny amount, no more than a pinch but it makes all the difference once you have added the chilli & black pepper.
- When satisfied the sauce tastes just right, stir in the arrowroot dissolved first in a tablespoon of cold stock or water and continue to stir until no trace of flouriness remains.
- Now serve with all your winter roasties.