Rich brown gravy

8 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
¼ cup Olive oil
1 Carrot diced
1 Onion,small,diced
1 Celery heart,diced
2 Celery stalks,diced
½ Bay leaf,small
¼ teaspoon Thyme,dried
¼ cup Pastry flour,whole-wheat
5 Peppercorns,black or white
¼ cup Parsley,fresh,coarse chopped
4 cups Water
4 cups Stock,vegetable,homemade
Rock salt,ground
Pepper,freshly ground

Directions

Heat the oil in a heavy saucepan. Mix the diced carrot, diced onion, diced celery heart or diced celery and saute until it begins to brown. Add the flour and stir until brown. Add the peppercorns and the parsley. Stir well and add the water and stock. Simmer for 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Sauce should be the consistency of whipping cream. Strain. Submitted By MICHAEL ORCHEKOWSKI On 10-23-94

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