Hain Vegetarian Chicken-Flavor Gravy Mix
My mother can’t get enough of Ina Garten’s homemade gravy. The recipe does look good, but I don’t usually have cognac lying around and I can’t put heavy cream into my gravies. I chanced upon an unlikely alternative at a recent trip to Whole Foods — Hain Pure Foods “Vegetarian Chicken-Flavor Gravy Mix.” It’s an unassuming packet of powder, to which one simply adds a cup of cold water and thickens by bringing to a boil. Surprisingly, the gravy tastes good without any adulteration. But, truth be told, it’s even better when you pour in some delicious turkey grease from the bottom of your roasting pan, stirring vigorously. I’m sure cognac wouldn’t hurt either!
(The “Brown Gravy Mix,” unfortunately, tastes like concentrated vegetable broth with caramel coloring. Maybe a good candidate for fleishig enhancements, but weak on its own.)
I have used this stuff for years and I love love love it.
I agree on the brown gravy mix by Hain – it is not good. We used to use Loma Linda gravy mixes (they were great), but Kellogg’s discontinued them (shame on Kellogg’s!). I hope to try Mayacamas veggie gravy mixes soon (http://www.mayacamasfinefoods.com/prod_gravies.htm).
Best,
Bruce Jensen
Is there no place where I can buy the Loma Linda chicken flavor gravy?
I went to Whole Foods today to buy some Hain Vegetarian Chicken-Flavor Gravy Mix for Thanksgiving, and it was marked kosher dairy! Useless. The brown one was kosher pareve, though.