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Holiday Recipe: Simple, Easy Cashew Gravy
Serve With Traditional Holiday Foods or Everyday Meals
Cashew gravy is a perfect addition to a vegetarian or vegan Thanksgiving or Christmas. It goes wonderfully with Nut Loaf, Lentil Loaf or Mashed Potatoes
Vegan cashew gravy is so rich and delicious, non-vegetarians love it too. Double the recipe to serve a crowd, and to make sure you have some leftover - it tastes even better the next day!
4 - 8 Servings or 4 Cups of Cashew Gravy: Cashew gravy thickens up quite a lot in cooking. If it seems too thick, add more vegetable stock or water as needed.
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Ingredients:
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp minced fresh garlic OR 1/2 tsp powdered
- 1 Tbsp fresh ginger, peeled and minced OR 1/2 tsp dried ginger
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- Pinch cayenne powder
- 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
- 2 - 3 cups vegetable stock (or 1 veggie bouillon cube dissolved in 3 cups boiling water)
- 1/2 cup toasted cashews, ground fine (see directions below)
- 1 Tbsp Tamari or Braggs Liquid Aminos
- Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
To Toast and Grind Cashews:
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees
- Place cashews on an ungreased cookie pan
- Bake for 15 minutes, or until nicely browned
- Remove cashews from oven, and set pan on a rack to cool
- Grind nuts to a fine powder in a blender, spice grinder, or small food processor
- Proceed with gravy recipe
Cashew Gravy Directions:
- In a medium sauce pan sauté the garlic and ginger in the olive oil on medium low until lightly browned
- Add spices and flour, and stir until bubbling
- Add 1 cup of stock to the ground cashews and blend until creamy
- Add the rest of the stock to the pot, mix, then transfer all to the blender, and whiz until smooth
- Pour the sauce back into the pot, bring to a boil while stirring constantly with a whisk
- Simmer, stirring until the gravy is smooth and thickened
- Add more vegetable stock, if needed, to thin the gravy
- Add salt, pepper and Tamari or Braggs to taste