Helpful Hints for Great Gravy

By

CAKEDEC

For the best gravy ever! place on a large cookie sheet [with sides] place on it carrots, celery, leeks, onions, broccoli etc [ any vegs you like] & roast in oven, when well roasted transfer to pot add the amount of water you need for gravy, bring to a boil & simmer until tender, then pour through a sieve with either a wooden spoon or a spatula, then with stirring motion pressing the veg's through as much as possible, needs no flour,gravy browning or flavoring, & what a delicious flavor, I saw this on a "Chef Gordon Ramsey show",he called it "real gravy" it takes a little more effort than the regular gravy, but well worth the effort, really.

By jasohio@aol.com (Guest Post)

I used my turkey drippings and then added a flour water mixture to the drippings. The gravy is not getting thick. I'm whisking the gravy over a low heat. What to do next?

By Liz (Guest Post)

I add a little tamari or soy sauce to my gravy for color & taste.
Liz

By

hummm

Did you know? It takes half the amount of cornstarch,as it does flour.You will taste less that paste flavor, with cornstarch. It take half the amount arrowroot as it does cornstarch, Arrowroot has no taste. Just asking,if anyone heard about arrowroot or uses it?

By Zelda (Guest Post)

When making beef gravy I always use about a tsp of Kitchen Bouquet near the end of cooking. Adds a great taste.

By Nell (Guest Post)

Another tip for making good gravy is to save your potato water and add it to the gravy before other liquid or add to the liquid before adding to the pan. In my greaseless gravy recipe I neglected to add the part about adding potato water. It seems to give it much more taste.

Thank you,
Nell

By

Martina

I was fixing gravy with a spoon a long time ago, and my daughter-in-law asked me why I didn't use a "whisk"? I had never thought of it was my reply--this is what my mom had always done. Now I use a whisk and have very few if, any, lumps in my gravy

By Thrifty Me (Guest Post)

I learned how to make gravy from my mother-in-law many years ago. Empty the pan and put two or three tablespoons of drippings into the pan. Add one to two tablespoons of flour, depending on the size of the roast. Make a paste of this mixture, using a slotted cooking spatula, and cook it for a few minutes, until it is browned, then all that is left is to slowly add cold water and keep stirring, picking up the bits and pieces in the pan, until you reach the desired consistency. Add salt and pepper to taste. Add more drippings, if necessary.

By Joyce (Guest Post)

When roasting meat in the oven you can put flour in a pie tin and let it brown in the oven while meat roasts. You have to watch it so it doesn't burn, but it sure saves time when you can use already cooked flour to put your gravy together. I also use a whire whisk when I combind the roux and the broth. Stir the hell out of it with the whisk. Also make sure broth is cool when you add to hot gravy makings. this helps prevent lumps. Just keep stirring, it will all come together. Happy cooking.

By

valbush

If it gets lumpy, I just put it in the blender. Works great.

By (Guest Post)

I use corn starch in a small amount of water (using a wire wisk) instead of flour....no lumps ever and tastes great!

By

MartyD

I have been putting my gravy through the collander for at least 40 years.... I get a lot of giggles when I tell folks that but it is the truth.