Vegan gravy

Name: Vegan gravy
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: British recipes
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; any vegetable trimmings (from your main meal or side dish); ½ tsp salt; ¼tsp sugar; 1½tbsp flour; 1½tbsp soy sauce; 450ml boiling water

Published: 28 Feb 09
Updated: 26 May 25

Call it meat-free, vegan or vegetarian – this quick and stress-free gravy is a great alternative for meatless roast dinners.

For something with an extra kick, try this parsnip and porcini gravy.

Easy
March 2009

Test kitchen approved

Serves 6
Around 40-45 minutes

Call it meat-free, vegan or vegetarian – this quick and stress-free gravy is a great alternative for meatless roast dinners.

For something with an extra kick, try this parsnip and porcini gravy.

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Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil
any vegetable trimmings (from your main meal or side dish)
½ tsp salt
¼tsp sugar
1½tbsp flour
1½tbsp soy sauce
450ml boiling water

Method

Heat olive oil in a roasting tin on the hob. Stir in any vegetable trimmings (from your main meal or side dish), salt and sugar.
Transfer to the oven and roast for 20 minutes. Put back on the hob over a medium heat. Stir in flour, cook for 1 minute then add soy sauce and just-boiled water.
Simmer for 5 minutes, or until thickened slightly. Season, strain and serve.