Name: Navy Bean Gravy
Yield: Makes 2 cups
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 small onion, roughly chopped; 3 garlic cloves, chopped; 3 tablespoons fresh thyme, chopped; Several dashes fresh black pepper; 1 1/2 cups vegetable broth; 1/3 cup flour; 1 fifteen-ounce can navy beans, drained and rinsed; 3 tablespoons soy sauce; 1/4 to 1/2 cup water; Salt, to taste (if needed)

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Navy Bean GravyIsa Chandra Moskowitz

Most people seem to have a particular way they like their gravy. This one is of the thick, southern-style kinds that you serve on the side and is great for dipping your biscuit or potatoes in. Since everything is pureed, don't be too particular about how you chop the ingredients up. The thyme leaves don't have to be meticulously pulled from the stems; so long as the stems are tender enough to chop them up, too—that way everything comes together fast. An immersion blender comes in really handy here, but if you don't have one, a blender is just fine, too.

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