| 1: Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over low heat. |
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| 2: Add the onion and a pinch of salt. Sweat the onions until tender, stirring occasionally. Do not sauté/brown them. You want translucent and tender, not golden. |
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| 3: Increase the heat to medium. Stir in the flour and cook, stirring frequently, for about 3 minutes. |
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| 4: Gradually stir in the vegetable broth and continue stirring over medium heat until thickened. The original recipe says 3-4 minutes, but it will be longer. |
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| 5: Stir in the soy sauce, and add salt and pepper to taste. (Go easy on the salt if you don't have low-sodium broth.) |
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