No one wants to ruin their perfect roast dinner with average gravy. Which is why I always make this one - it's so good, you could drink it with a straw.
Prep Time10minutes
Cook Time20minutes
Total Time30minutes
Servings6servings
Ingredients
olive oil
1onionfinely sliced
4sprigs fresh thymeleaves picked
2tbspplain flour
40gdried porcini mushrooms
650mlvegetable stock
150mldry white wine
2tbspmiso paste
salt & freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
Heat a good glug of olive oil in a frying pan over a medium heat. Once hot, add the onion and fry for 8-10 minutes, until soft and translucent. Add the thyme and flour, stir well and continue to fry for a further 2-3 minutes, to cook off the flour.
Meanwhile, combine the dried porcini mushrooms, vegetable stock and white wine in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil over a medium-high heat, then reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 6-8 minutes, or until the mushrooms are very soft. Remove from the heat and stir through the miso paste until mostly dissolved.
Combine both the onion and mushroom mixtures in a blender. Blend until completely smooth, adding a little more vegetable stock if you would prefer it slightly thinner. Taste and adjust the seasoning, if needed.
Transfer the gravy back into a pan and reheat until piping hot before serving.