Are the ingredients in this mushroom gravy vegan?!
Are the ingredients in this mushroom gravy vegan?
Water, Mushrooms, Wheat flour, modified food starch, contains less than 2% of: Vegetable oil (Corn, Cottonseed, Canola and/or soybean), salt, yeast extract, monosodium glutamate, hydrolyzed soy protein and wheat gluten, caramel color, spice extract, dehydarated garlic.
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How is the caramel colour produced?
Here's a couple of recipes for mushroom gravy that is vegan. Try these instead:
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Creamy Mushroom Gravy
1/2 lb thinly sliced mushrooms
2 T cooking sherry or dry white wine
5 T whole wheat flour
2 c soy milk
2 T light miso
salt and pepper
In a saucepan, combine the mushrooms and sherry or wine. Cover and cook over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, for 5 to 8 minutes, until the mushrooms are tender and release their juices. Sprinkle the flour over the mushrooms and stir until evenly blended.
Gradually stir in the soymilk and continue cooking over moderate heat, stirring continuously, until the gravy thickens and begins to boil. Reduce the heat and simmer gently for 1 minutes.
Remove from the heat and stir in the miso until thoroughly melted. Season with a generous amount of freshly ground pepper and salt to taste, if desired.
If the gravy needs reheating, place over low heat and cook gently, while stirring, until warm. Do not boil.
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Mushroom Gravy
1 c fresh mushrooms, sliced
4 t olive oil
2 T flour
1 c vegetable stock
2 t vegetarian Worcestershire sauce
? t dried oregano
? t dried tarragon
Saute mushrooms in 2 t of olive oil and set them aside.
In a separate pan, stir the flour into the remaining 2 t of olive oil, and stir over low heat for 1 minute. Slowly add the stock, stirring constantly to avoid lumps. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
And of course, these have the added bonus of not having ingredients that you can't pronounce.
Remove the gravy from the heat and add the Worcestershire sauce and herbs. Add the sauteed mushrooms.
Makes 1 ? c
Yes, they are. Please do realize that msg is NOT good for you. Actually anything processed should be avoided. Why not just make your own?
http://vegetarian.about.com/od/saucesdip...
Doesn't sound like there is any meat.I use it to flavor my soups.
Actually, yeast extract is not necessarily vegan.