Truly the best mushroom gravy recipe! It’s super easy, vegan-adaptable & gluten-free adaptable, and soooooooooo full of flavor, depth and complexity with the addition of miso! Use this on mashed potatoes, walnut loaf, biscuits, turkey or stuffing!
Hey friends! With Thanksgiving right around the corner, I thought I’d share a yummy, easy, recipe for Mushroom Gravy. It’s naturally vegetarian but can easily be made vegan and/or gluten-free. The best part? You can make this in 20 minutes. Your mashed potatoes will love you!
What I like about the recipe is its flavorful depth! Miso adds lovely complexity and umami flavor – and pairs so well with mushrooms. If going gluten-free, there is an option to leave it out.
Serve it over creamy roasted garlic mashed potatoes, turkey or stuffing!
How to make Mushroom Gravy (in a nutshell)
- Saute mushrooms and shallot in butter or olive oil over medium-high heat.
- Add garlic and thyme, saute 2 minutes.
- Sprinkle with flour and cook (or GF flour) stirring to combine, cooking the flour 2 minutes, letting it brown.
- Add hot vegetable stock whisking and scraping up all those flavorful browned bits. (Feel free to deglaze with white wine first!) Of course, you can use beef stock or beef broth for even more depth if not going plant-based.
- Simmer gently on med-low until reduced and thickened, about 5 minutes stirring often.
- Season with salt and pepper
Mushroom Gravy Ingredients:
- veggie broth or stock (or feel free to use beef, mushroom or chicken)
- miso paste (to add depth!)
- butter (or olive oil or vegan butter!)
- mushrooms (creminis, shiitakes, portobellos, morels) about 3-4 cups
- shallot
- garlic
- fresh thyme leaves (optional, sub 1 teaspoon dried)
- flour or GF flour
- salt and pepper to taste
What type of mushrooms to use in mushroom gravy?
- cremini
- portobellos
- shiitakes
- morels
- porcini
- chanterelles
- white button mushrooms
Today I just went with basic cremini mushrooms, sliced thin.
Add flour (or GF flour) and stir and cook this for a few minutes in the pan. Cooking the flour is an essential step to making this flavorful!
Then add veggie broth, water and miso.
Bring this to a simmer, and let reduce until thickened, about 5 minutes. This can be made ahead and reheated. Loosen with a splash of water.
What to serve with Mushroom Gravy?
- Sagey Mushroom Walnut Roast
- Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes
- Instant Pot Polenta
- Roasted Turkey Breast with Rosemary and Garlic
- Parmesan Popovers with Thyme
And that is it! Delicious, easy Mushroom Gravy that can be made in 20 minutes!
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Mushroom Gravy
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 20
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 3 cups
- Category: sides, sauces,
- Method: stove-top
- Cuisine: American
Description
Truly the best mushroom gravy recipe! It’s super easy, vegan-adaptable & gluten-free adaptable, and soooooooooo full of flavor, depth and complexity with the addition of miso! Use this on mashed potatoes, turkey or stuffing!
Ingredients
- 2 cups veggie broth or stock (or feel free to use beef, mushroom or chicken)
- 1 cup water
- 1 tablespoon miso paste (see notes for substitution)
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- 3 tablespoons butter (or vegan butter!)
- 12 ounces mushrooms, sliced (creminis, shiitakes, portobellos, morels) about 3-4 cups
- 1 shallot, finely diced (or half an onion)
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves (optional, sub 1 teaspoon dried)
- 3 tablespoons flour or GF flour
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Place broth and water in a small pot and bring to a simmer, then stir in miso until disolved.
At the same time, heat butter ( or oil) in a large skillet and saute mushrooms and shallot over med-high heat. Saute 7-8 minutes, lowering heat if necessary, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms have fully released their liquid and all this liquid has cooked off.
Lower heat to medium, add garlic and thyme, saute 2 minutes.
Sprinkle the flour over top and stir to combine, cooking and stirring the flour 2 minutes, letting it brown a bit. Here is where the flavor is!
Add 1/2 of the hot broth, whisking and scraping all those flavorful browned-bits. When incorporated, add the remaining broth, stirring to combine Simmer gently on med-low until reduced and thickened, about 5 minutes. Taste for salt, adding some if needed along with pepper.
Notes
If using bouillon cubes (to make broth) go lighter than it says on the package. For example, instead of two cubes for two cups water, use 1 cube for 2 cups water.
If wanting to leave the miso out, replace it and the water with another cup of broth. Or use a tablespoon of soy sauce, or GF alternatives like Braggs or Coconut Aminos
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can’t wait to try this without the miso and gluten free flour
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Hey Allison- there is also GF Miso made with chickpeas I believe. 🙂
Made this to go with mashed potatoes and your Vegan Sagey Leek & White Bean Patties. Super good flavors :). Thank you for another winner recipe!
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Love it- glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for this tasty and easy recipe! I decided to make this instead of my standard Moosewood mushroom gravy for our vegetarian thanksgiving dinner this year and think it’s easier and even more delicious. It could be my PNW bias, but… 😉. I am so grateful for all of your healthy, vegan/vegetarian recipes, meal inspiration, and instructions.
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thanks so much Ingrid!
This gravy is the bomb! So good, and I believe the miso paste is what makes it super delicious. Don’t leave it out!
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Thanks Lisa! Miso is magical.
Lovely and delightful. I thought the ‘secret umami ingredient’ was going to be a splash on aminos, but miso is wonderful! Thank you!
thanks Alice!
I made this for our Thanksgiving dinner where the crowd was half veg, half omnivore. It was super easy and loved by all. This recipe is a keeper. Thank you
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Thanks Debby- glad this worked for you!
Have made this recipe twice now and it has turned out delicious both times.
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Thanks Charlotte, great to hear!
I made this and loved it! Best gravy ever! I didn’t have miso on hand but used a 1/4 c balsamic vinegar. This is my go to recipe for gravy now!
Making a second batch a couple of weeks later and bought a gourmet fresh mushroom blend that includes one I’ve never tried- oyster mushroom. Crossing my fingers it works as well as the first with only button mushrooms 😬
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Let me know how it turns out!
I made 2. One all button mushrooms, one all gourmet blend w/oyster mushrooms. I didn’t find any noticeable difference. It may be the thyme and balsamic vinegar though. Next time I’ll make sure to have miso.
This looks amazing! I have recently purchased miso and was looking for recipes. One thing I’m confused about is that miso contains gluten? I looked through the ingredients on the miso I purchase and it does not look like there could be anything in there that contain gluten. Thanks for your help on this!
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Yes, it does contain trace amounts. There is GF Miso paste, made with chickpeas I think.
So good. So easy.
Used a 10oz bag of mixed frozen mushrooms (sautéed shallots solo for a little while before adding, followed recipe otherwise).
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I had this with the sagey mushroom roast- a truely spectacular Thanksgiving feast, enjoyed by all in our home. Once again- Thank you, Sylvia!
I love this website so much!
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thanks Amelia!
Best gravy ever!! I made your mushroom wellington and had this as a gravy side and everyone loved it soooo much. So happy I found your site!!!
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Just made this it’s unreal, wow!
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Hi, I haven’t made this yet, but I just wanted to ask if it could be made ahead of time, refrigerated and heated up when needed?
Thanks! Can’t wait to try it! 🙂
Yes, you may need to thin a tiny bit with water when reheating.
Tasty, easy, and I’m thinking that I like it better than gravy from meat drippings. I did make it a bit thicker.
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Haven’t made it yet, but would you serve it with ham? I’m thinking it might not go well. I’m using pineapple and brown sugar on the ham.
Hey Ruti! I’m having a hard time picturing that together with the mushroom gravy. But to be honest, I’m not really a ham person, so not an expert in that field! Follow your intuition. xo
Best gravy ever. We made it gluten free and even the gravy naysayers devoured it. I’d make a double batch next time. We found soy free miso, which made it totally allergy friendly. Thank you!
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Thanks Shallan! Great to hear. Hope you had a lovely thanksgiving. xo
Made this just as the recipe was written and it was just perfectly delicious! I am always looking for additional ways to use the container of white miso I keep in my fridge. Keeper! Thank you.
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Yay! yes same here!
Loved this recipe! It’s so flavorful and feels special, although it’s relatively easy to prepare. Thank you so much. Your kind and informative instructions made my first attempt at gravy a success! I especially appreciated your notes about substituting miso for broth. I have yet to venture into the world of miso and I wasn’t ready to do so amidst preparing Thanksgiving dinner. By the way, the gravy was a hit and I’m already planning to serve it next year. Until then, I will keep it in my back pocket for other occasions when I want a yummy, slightly decadent, vegetarian gravy. Thanks again 🙂 🙂 🙂
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Thanks so much Alyson- so happy you liked it!
Vegan mushroom gravy was a BIG hit at thanksgiving dinner. Not a drop was left. Some guests even put it on their turkey! Used three cups veggie broth instead of one water two broth. Went a little over the top and added more vegan butter before making the roux.
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YAY!!! Glad everyone enjoyed!
Out of this world good! Recipe quantities were spot on too! I will definitely make this again!
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Im so happy you enjoyed it!!!
Instead of soy sauce for miso substitute, for gluten free option, could one substitute Coconut Aminos?
Absolutely and I will note the recipe- thanks!!!
Can this be made ahead and frozen? I’m trying to get organized for Christmas lunch 😉
I haven’t tried freezing this yet. It will certainly keep up to 4 days in the fridge though.
A great go-to “emergency gravy”! I use a either a mushroom bouillon cube so it can be made pretty much on the fly or broth from rehydrating dried shitakes (i make these by accident whenever a batch in the fridge—kept in a paper bag—dries out, don’t toss them, store in the pantry for later use). If you have it, sub 1c potato water (water left over after boiling potatoes—at thanksgiving, there is usually some) for the water. Adds more ‘heft’ to the gravy—but check overall salt levels if your potato water is salty. With the miso this is going to be a umami bomb. I am now craving your mushroom wellington…yum. thx!
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Love the potato water idea. I’ve never seen Mushroom Bouillon but will look for it now! Thanks Bri!
I have a recipe that calls for mushroom broth. I grind dry shiitake mushrooms in a coffee mill to a powder, and filter out the chunks using a sieve. The powder with boiling water makes a very good stock. The larger leftover chunks are either ground again to get them finer, or added to whatever we’re having for dinner – a steak crust, stew, soup, or spaghetti sauce (my favorite). I keep a big spice jar of the fine dust handy and add it everywhere.
Love it! I do similar! I also use it to coat fish and tofu, before pan-frying. It’s a great thing to have on hand- and you have inspired me to make a post about it!