A Better Gravy Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 ½ cups stock (chicken, beef, or veggie, sodium free preferred)
• 1/2 cup white onion (roughly chopped)
• 1 clove garlic (chopped)
• 1 stalk celery (chopped)
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 sprigs of thyme
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 1/2 tsp thyme (minced, fresh preferred)
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• 1/2 tsp mustard powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper