Any onion gravy needs to have plenty of onions in it, and I don’t mean little bits of onion I mean slices of onion that you can really taste. This gravy has evolved over time for us. It is not one we can refer back to in a recipe book and it often varies depending upon the flavour of the sausages we are eating it with. It is wonderful poured into a giant Yorkshire Pudding filled with delicious sausages as a good Toad In The Hole should be. It is also great with any grilled meat if you want to make a meal more interesting. Give it a go, put enough onions in and it’ll count towards one of your 5 a day vegetables.

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Ingredients

• 1 lb of onions chopped in half and sliced
• 50g butter
• 2 tblsp cornflour
• 500ml vegetable stock
• 2 tblsp Tomato Ketchup
• A good slug of soy sauce
• Splash of Worcester Sauce
• Salt and Pepper to taste

You will also need

• A small saucepan

Method

1. Heat some oil in a pan until it is smoking.
2. Add the onions then turn the heat down and let the onions cook stirring occasionally until they go brown and start to caramelise. 
3. Mix the cornflour with a little cold water to make a paste then gradually add the stock stirring.
4. Pour the stock mix onto the cooking onions with the tomato puree, a splash of Worcester sauce and a good slug of Soy
5. Bring to the boil stirring then reduce the heat and simmer for a few minutes.
6. Add seasoning to taste

Serving suggestions and variations

• Great served with Sausages, faggots, meatballs and grilled red meats
• Try adding a few finely chopped mushrooms to the onions
• Substitute Tobasco or chilli sauce for the Worcester sauce if you want a bit more bite in your gravy
• The caramelised onions make the gravy a nice rich brown if it is not dark enough add extra soy sauce before you add the seasoning
• Remember herbs add depth of flavour to your food, try adding some sage.
• Substitute a glass of red wine for some of the stock
• Try pouring in some of the meat juices to give a more meaty flavour.

Acknowledgements

This recipe is all down to John. Thank you John for your years of effort in developing a wonderful gravy for us to enjoy.

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