Gluten Free Brown Gravy

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 6 cups gluten-free beef stock or 6 cups gluten-free vegetable stock
• 6 baby carrots
• 1/2 celery rib (with leaves)
• 1/3 cup chopped onion
• 4 medium fresh mushrooms (quartered)
• 2 small bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1 pinch ground thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika
• 1 tablespoon gluten-free soy sauce
• salt and pepper
• 1/4-1/3 cup gluten-free cornstarch
• 1/2-2/3 cup water

Recipe

• 1 place all ingredients except cornstarch & water, in a large saucepan. cover and bring to a boil. turn down to a simmer and cook 1 hour (while your meal is cooking).
• 2 strain broth and remove bay leaves.
• 3 place all the rest of veggies and herbs in a food processor and add enough broth to puree to a smooth consistency.
• 4 pour both broth and puree back into pan, using a wooden spoon to deglaze the sides of the pan, this will brown your gravy and add to the rich flavor.
• 5 bring to a boil.
• 6 in a cup make a slurry by mixing cornstarch with water and stir till fully dissolved.
• 7 add slurry to boiling broth and stir with a whisk to prevent lumps. serve hot.