Garlic Thyme Beef Gravy

Shown served on Toad in the Hole.

4 cups good beef stock
1 clove minced garlic
2 tbsp olive oil
½ tsp ground thyme
3 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

Sauté the garlic in the olive oil then add the beef stock, thyme and Worcestershire Sauce and simmer until the volume decreases by about half. Thicken the gravy with a slurry of 1 ½
tbsp flour mixed with 1/3 to 1/2 cup water, then whisked into the simmering stock mixture.

Chopped mushrooms sauted with the garlic make a nice addition to this gravy if you prefer.