Red wine gravy

You can find vegan gravy granules in the shops but homemade just taste so much better. This is the ideal accompaniment to your Christmas dinner nut roast. Serves 4.

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp vegetable oil
• 2 medium onions, finely chopped
• 2 glasses vegan red wine
• 2 tsp vegan grain mustard
• 2 tsp soya sauce
• 1 tsp yeast extract (optional)
• 2 tsp cornflour
• 2 cups (16 floz / 450ml) water

Method

1. Saute the onion in the sunflower oil very slowly over a low heat for about 15 minutes until it is caramelised - browned, but not burnt.
2. Pour in the wine and add the mustard, soy sauce and yeast extract.
3. Place the cornflour in a jug and dissolve it in a little of the water. Then, stirring, add the remaining water to give a thin cloudy liquid. Pour this into the pan.
4. Stirring constantly, bring to the boil. Turn down to a slow simmer and cook until evaporated to a nice thickness.

Check out our other festive recipes including; warming carrot soup, nut patties with cranberry orange sauce and our delicious mincemeat baklava.