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Easy Mushroom Gravy

This mushroom gravy is mild, so simple to make and has the best base ingredients in it - onions, garlic, pepper & mushrooms. It’s easy to whip up without much fuss, with very little prep, in a short amount of time. It will also impress friends and family at holiday events as a side dish for it’s more classic cuisine role, so much so that you can skip the unhealthy gravy option even for special occasions!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 2 cups
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Calories: 92
Ingredients Equipment Method Video Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 8 oz crimini or white mushrooms ~2.25 cups sliced
  • 1/3 medium white or yellow onion finely diced
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 3 tbsp cornstarch(1)
  • 1/4 tsp dried thyme sub 1/2 tsp fresh
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 2 cups cold water
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce

Equipment

  • Medium sauce pan

Method
 

  1. Combine water, soy sauce and cornstarch in a small bowl
  2. Dry saute mushrooms, onion and garlic in sauce pan over medium heat. Cook down until water has released and just evaporated from mushrooms, stirring frequency, ~5-7 minutes
  3. Add dried thyme and cook for ~30 second more to coat vegetables
  4. On high heat, add liquid mixture slowly, stirring constantly
  5. Continuing stirring constantly and wait for gravy to darken and thicken, until it has come back up to a boil
  6. Remove from heat and serve over mashed potatoes or alongside your favorite recipe
  7. Enjoy!

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Notes

  1. If gravy doesn't thicken to your liking, add an additional tbsp cornstarch to a small container with a splash of water, combine, then add to gravy while still bubbling over stove top, stirring constantly until gravy thickens.
Adapted from Dr. McDougall's Mushroom Gravy Recipe