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beef broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: chicken broth

Vegetable broth offers a lower-calorie option while chicken broth is often less expensive.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: cornstarch

Whole wheat flour adds fiber while cornstarch is a gluten-free thickener.

Place a highsided saucepan over medium to medium-high heat.

Add 1 tablespoon of butter to the saucepan.

Add 1/2 cup of celery, 1/4 cup of diced carrots, 1/2 cup of diced mushrooms, and 1/2 cup of diced onions to the saucepan.

Saute the vegetables for 5 minutes until browned, being careful not to burn them.

Add diced garlic to the pan and cook for 30 seconds to 1 minute.

Add 1/8 cup of tomato paste to the vegetables and mix it in with a flat bottom spatula.

Add 1/8 cup of flour to the mixture and let it cook for around 1 minute.

Pour in 1/2 cup of white wine and scrape the bottom of the pan to incorporate the browned bits.

Let the mixture cook for around 1 minute to reduce the wine and remove the alcohol.

Add 3 cups of beef stock to the saucepan and bring the mixture to a simmer.

Add 2-3 bay leaves, a handful of fresh thyme or 1/2 teaspoon of powdered thyme, and 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper to the mixture.

Reduce the gravy for roughly 10 minutes, skimming off impurities and scum from the top.

Transfer the gravy to a new saucepan through a fine sieve, tapping it to ensure all liquid passes through.

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