Basic Gravy Food

EASY GRAVY

Steps:

• Melt butter in pan over medium heat.
• Add flour, stirring constantly for 2 minutes, you want the mixture to turn light brown but not burn.
• Add broth, salt and pepper and continue to stir for 3 minutes, sauce should be getting thicker.
• Move to serving bowl.
• Enjoy.

BASIC GRAVY

Steps:

• Strain the pan drippings into a fat separator or large liquid measuring cup; set aside. Place the empty roasting pan across two burners over medium-high heat. Add a splash of water and scrape up any browned bits; add them to the drippings.
• Spoon or pour off 1/2 cup of the fat from the drippings and transfer back into the roasting pan. (If you don't have enough fat to make 1/2 cup, add vegetable oil.) Set the roasting pan over medium-high heat. Whisk in the flour and cook, whisking, until smooth and golden, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Whisk in the defatted drippings and enough broth to make 8 cups total liquid. Bring to a simmer and cook, whisking, until thickened, 15 to 25 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

BASIC MILK GRAVY

Steps:

• Place milk, butter, salt and pepper in a small sauce pan , bring to a simmer over medium heat.
• As milk starts to simmer whisk cornstarch and water into a slurry.
• Add this to milk, it should thicken almost immediately.
• Serve over biscuits, fries, or potato pancakes.

QUICK AND EASY GRAVY FROM SCRATCH

Steps:

• In a wide skillet with sides, melt butter over medium heat. When melted and sizzling, whisk in the flour. Whisk until the flour and butter turn into a smooth paste and look medium blonde in color; about 1 minute. It smells toasty, like browned butter.
• Pour in stock and whisk until smooth. Bring the gravy to a low simmer. As it simmers, it thickens and becomes glossy.
• Whisk in the herbs and mushroom powder then cook at a low simmer for a minute or two. Remove from the heat then stir in half and half or cream (optional).
• Taste for seasoning and adjust with salt and black pepper (we like a generous amount of pepper).
• Substitute some or all the butter with fat left in the pan from roasting. If there are juices left in the pan, strain them then swap all or some of the stock for the pan juices. Pan drippings and juices will be well seasoned compared to the stock. When seasoning, taste the gravy first then adjust with more salt and/or pepper. If you used a stove-top safe pan such as a Dutch oven or stainless steel pan for roasting, there is no need for the skillet. Make the gravy directly in the roasting pan.

EASY GRAVY RECIPE

Steps:

• In a medium sauce pot over medium heat, melt the butter. Whisk in the flour and stir until well mixed, hot, and bubbly, about 2 minutes.
• Gradually whisk in the liquid, stirring until smooth.
• Simmer until thickened, about 7 minutes, stirring.
• Serve hot.

EASY GRAVY

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a saucepan (or in a roasting tin containing meat juices from your roast), then scatter over the flour. Stir until it forms a dark, sandy paste. Splash in the port, stir in the redcurrant jelly and cook down until sticky. Stir in the stock and simmer for 5 mins. Decant into a warmed gravy jug to serve.

EASY GRAVY

Steps:

• Cook fat drippings and broth in a roasting pan or saucepan over medium heat, until hot.
• Stir corn starch and water in a small bowl until smooth; add to pan. If desired, add a dash of poultry seasoning for chicken and turkey gravies, a sprinkle of thyme for beef or a pinch of rosemary for pork. Stirring constantly with a wire whisk, bring to a boil over medium heat and boil 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper.

BASIC GRAVY

Steps:

• Prepare the stock: Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the turkey neck and giblets; cook, turning, until browned, about 5 minutes. Add the onion, carrot, celery, herb sprigs and bay leaves; stir to coat. Add the wine and bring to a boil, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Cook until reduced by half, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the broth, reduce the heat to low and simmer about 1 hour. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a large measuring cup; reserve the saucepan. You should have 7 cups stock ¿ if you're short, add more broth.
• Melt the remaining 8 tablespoons butter in the reserved saucepan over medium heat. Add the flour and whisk until smooth and bubbling, about 2 minutes. Gradually whisk in the 7 cups stock; bring to a simmer and cook, whisking occasionally, until thickened, about 10 minutes. Set aside until the turkey is done.
• Pour the turkey pan drippings into a fat separator and let stand until the fat rises to the top. Discard the fat (or drizzle on your stuffing). Whisk the defatted drippings into the gravy; season with salt and pepper. Simmer until desired thickness, 5 to 15 minutes.

EASY GRAVY

Steps:

• Save the fat dripping from the rotisserie chicken or any roasted meat you have. Mix the corn starch with the water, stir well. Set aside.
• Heat up a small sauce pan and add the fat drippings and chicken broth, on medium heat. Bring it to boil. Stir in the corn starch to thicken the sauce. Turn the heat to simmer and cook for 5 minutes. Add salt and black pepper. Serve immediately.

BASIC PAN GRAVY FROM DRIPPINGS

Steps:

• In skillet or roasting pan, add flour to drippings; blend well.
• Cook over medium heat 2 to 3 minutes until smooth and light brown, stirring constantly.
• Add broth; cook until mixture boils and thickens, stirring constantly.
• Stir in salt and pepper.

BASIC GRAVY

Steps:

• Pour the turkey drippings into a bowl. Add 1/4 cup of the chicken broth to the roasting pan and scrape up any browned bits; add to the bowl, then freeze the drippings until the fat hardens on top. (Alternatively, use a degreasing cup.)
• Spoon 1/2 cup of the fat into a saucepan. Add the flour; cook over medium heat, stirring, until golden, 4 minutes. Slowly whisk in the remaining 8 cups hot chicken broth; bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Discard any remaining fat from the drippings; add the drippings to the saucepan. Simmer, whisking, until thick, 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Strain to remove lumps, if needed.

BASIC GHANAIAN GRAVY

Steps:

• Heat oil in frying pan and saute onions until soft, but not brown.
• Add tomatoes, cayenne pepper, seasoning salt and thyme (plus green pepper is using).
• Fry for 30 minutes until tomatoes are soft and deep red in color.

BASIC GRAVY

Steps:

• Skim fat from pan juices. Place dish over heat, cook scraping base of dish for 1-2 minutes.
• Stir in flour. Cook 1 minute.
• Remove from heat. Gradually blend in liquid.
• Return to heat. Cook stirring constantly until gravy boils and thickens.
• Simmer 3 minutes, blending in seasonings.