Flavour Packed Vegan Gravy - Good Eatings

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 brown onion, finely chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 10 g dried porcini mushrooms
• 3 bay leaves
• 0,5 tsp dried thyme or a couple sprigs fresh
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 0,5 tbsp tomato pure
• 1 tsp dark fruit jam or jelly, I use black currant
• 1 tsp balsamic vinegar
• 2,5 tbsp corn or arrowroot starch or all purpose flour
• 0,75 l water
• 1 tbsp vegetable stock powder
• Salt and black pepper, to taste