Ingredients: (conversions not verified by my kitchen scale, yet)
1-2 T (15-30 mL) light olive oil
1/4 C (57 g) chopped onion (have also used one whole green onion)
1 T (14 g) pressed garlic cloves
1/3 C (75.6 g) all-purpose flour (or whole wheat or oat flour, all-purpose has better flavor for this)
3 T ( 45 mL) Tamari sauce (it's high-quality natural soy sauce without gluten)
1 C (250 mL) vegetable broth
1 C (250 mL) soy or almond milk
2 T (56.5 g) nutritional yeast
1/2 tsp (2-3 g) dried sage
to-taste black pepper, ground
Directions:
-Have all of your ingredients prepped and measured out
-Heat oil in saucepan over medium heat*
-Sauté onion and garlic until soft and translucent, about 5 min.
-Reduce heat to lowest
-Stir in flour, nutritional yeast, and Tamari sauce to form a smooth paste
-Gradually whisk in broth and plant milk
-Season
-Bring to boil - stir constantly
--Reduce heat, again, still stirring, about 8 min or until desired thickness
*you could leave out the oil and sauté in water which is good if you are recovering from heart-disease. But if your diet has typically no processed oil, having this amount may be okay. The original recipes called for 1/4-1/2 cups of vegetable oil, which is way more than necessary to get a nice richness and texture, and the oil helps get a nice smooth paste when adding the flour/yeast/sauce.
