Diy Essentials Easypeasy Chicken Gravy Mix Food

DIY ESSENTIALS: EASY/PEASY CHICKEN GRAVY MIX

Steps:

• 1. PREP/PREPARE
• 2. If you have any chicken fat, substitute it for the butter. When I am cooking chicken that calls for it to be skinless, I always buy it with the skin on, then remove it to make chicken fat. Yummy stuff. FYI: In the Jewish community it is known as Schmaltz.
• 3. Gather your ingredients (mise en place).
• 4. Add all the ingredients (except the flour) to a spice blender, and blend until finely ground.
• 5. Chef's Tip: If you own a Vitamix then use it. That machine makes short work of just about any spice-grinding project.
• 6. Chef's Note: I tried adding the flour with the other ingredients, during the grinding process... I wound up creating a dust cloud so thick, it looked like a bomb had gone off.
• 7. Add the ground spices to a bowl and whisk in the flour.
• 8. Store in a sealed container, preferably glass, in a cool/dry place. It should retain its flavor for six to eight months.
• 9. MAKING 1-CUP OF GRAVY
• 10. Add the butter, or chicken fat to a saucepan over medium heat.
• 11. After the butter melts, add two tablespoons of the gravy mix, and stir until the mixture begins to brown, about 3 - 4 minutes.
• 12. Add the water, chicken stock, or milk, and bring to a simmer. I usually use half chicken stock, and half milk.
• 13. Stir, until the gravy thickens, about 3 - 4 additional minutes.
• 14. While it is thickening, you might choose to add a bit more seasoning. I will usually do a bit of freshly ground pepper, and maybe a tad more salt, but that is about it.
• 15. PLATE/PRESENT
• 16. Use as you would any good chicken gravy. I just love to tuck into a big pile of garlic mash taters floating in this gravy with some slow cooked beef or pork on top. Enjoy.
• 17. Keep the faith, and keep cooking.

SIMPLE/EASY STUFFED ROAST CHICKEN WITH GRAVY (FOR BEGINNERS)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Empty contents of stuffing box, both the bread crumb and seasoning envelopes, into a medium bowl.
• Add hot water and butter; stir to mix.
• Add chopped water chestnuts, onion and poultry seasoning, mix thoroughly and set aside.
• Check inside the chicken for giblets, remove and set aside.
• Rinse chicken inside and out with cold running water.
• Dry thoroughly inside and out with paper towel.
• Sprinkle salt and fresh ground pepper inside the cavity and all over the outside.
• Place chicken in a roaster.
• Loosely pack the stuffing mix into the main cavity and any left into the neck cavity folding the skin over it.
• If necessary secure the neck skin with a pick.
• Take a length of kitchen string and tie the ends of the legs as close together as possible.
• Rub the butter all over the outside of the chicken making sure to cover the whole outside surface.
• Take two lengths of aluminum foil, place one piece over the chicken lengthwise, take the other piece and place it sideways over the first piece.
• Tuck the foil tightly to the chicken so it is touching the bottom of the roaster but not under the bird.
• If the bird is not completely covered (except for the underside) Use a third piece to finish covering.
• Place the roaster on the middle rack of the oven and roast at 400f degrees for 15 minutes.
• Reduce the heat after 15 minutes to 350f degrees and roast for approximately 2 hours.
• At about 2 hours, carefully lift the aluminum foil and poke the chicken with a fork, if the juice runs clear, remove the foil and roast a further 30 minutes to brown the skin to golden.
• If the juice is not yet clear, roast a little longer and check again.
• Once the chicken is well browned, remove to platter, cover with foil and let rest.
• In the meantime, if you wish to make giblet gravy, take the giblets (and neck if it's there), place in a saucepan, cover with water, add salt and pepper and a little poultry seasoning if you wish, bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer for at least an hour.
• Remove to strainer, reserving liquid.
• Chop the giblets and pick any meat off neck bones, add to a blender and add the liquid.
• Blend to liquefy level, add 3 or 4 tablespoons flour or corn starch and blend to mix well.
• Pour off as much fat as possible from the roaster, take a whisk and move up any bits and pieces of stuffing/chicken stuck to the bottom, remove any large pieces of skin, add the giblet mix from the blender, whisk around; place in 450°F to 500°F degree oven until bubbly, about 10 minutes; add a small amount of hot water if necessary if it is too thick until it is the consistancy you want, cook another 5 minutes.
• (We like ours very thick) Whisk and pour into gravy boat and serve hot with the roast chicken.
• Gravy can also be made without the giblets, just whisk up the brown bits in the roaster and add 1 cup of hot water and make a slurry of cold water and either flour or corn starch, add the slurry and whisk, cook the same as above adding a little more water if necessary.

READY GRAVY MIX

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the bouillon, flour and pepper. Store in an airtight container in a cool, dry place for up to 6 months. Yield: 8 batches (1 cup total)., To prepare gravy: In a small saucepan, melt butter. Add 2 tablespoons gravy mix. Cook and stir until lightly browned, about 1 minute. Whisk in water until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. ,