Miso Gravy

Name: Miso Gravy
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 3 tbsp unsalted butter; 3 tbsp all-purpose flour; 0.5 cup shallot, finely chopped; 2 clove garlic cloves, minced; 2 cup low-sodium chicken or vegetable broth; 2 tbsp white miso paste (mild variety works best); kosher salt; freshly ground black pepper; 2 tbsp sour cream; 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice

Miso-Enriched Pan Gravy

This isn't your grandmother's gravy, but she'd approve of the technique. Starting with a classic butter-flour roux and finishing with funky miso paste creates something entirely new — a silky sauce that bridges comfort food and umami in the most satisfying way.

JapaneseFusionSide DishSauceQuick Meals

Prep5 min

Cook5 min

Total10 min

Servings—

Difficultyeasy

Ingredients

3 tbspunsalted butter
3 tbspall-purpose flour
½ cupshallot, finely chopped
2 clovegarlic cloves, minced
2 cuplow-sodium chicken or vegetable broth
2 tbspwhite miso paste (mild variety works best)
kosher salt
freshly ground black pepper
2 tbspsour cream
1 tbspfresh lemon juice

Instructions

Melt the butter in a medium skillet over medium heat until it stops foaming. Sprinkle in the flour and whisk constantly for about a minute — you want to cook out that raw flour taste. Drop in the shallot and garlic, stirring everything together until the vegetables soften and your roux turns a light golden color, about 3 minutes. Pour in the broth and add the miso paste, then use your whisk to mash and blend the miso until it completely dissolves into the liquid.
⏱ 4 min
Remove the skillet from heat and immediately stir in the sour cream and lemon juice — the residual heat will warm them through without curdling. Taste and adjust with salt and pepper as needed, keeping in mind that miso already brings plenty of saltiness to the party.