Old Fashioned Gravy

Submitted by Deantini

"This is the real thing! I am from the land of meat, potatoes and gravy (Denmark) and my mom used to make this ALL THE TIME. So much so that when I was a teenager I swore that I would NEVER make this EVER. Now - of course - I truly cherish it on special occasions like Thanksgiving and Christmas. The food in Denmark has since my childhood lightened up quite a bit and much more varied now."

 

• Ready In: 10mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 2 cups
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 50 g butter (2 oz)
• 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• drippings from turkey (max 1/4 cup) or roast, if you have it (max 1/4 cup)
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
• freshly ground pepper
• 1 dash gravy, browning

directions

1. Melt butter in sauce pan until bubbly; add flour and stir well. The roux will be thick.
2. Add drippings if you have any (not needed, but makes the flavour deeper).
3. Add chicken broth 1/4 cup at a time and stir well in between addings. Before adding the last 1/2 cup make sure that the gravy comes up to a slight boil as it will get thicker and thicker. Add the last chicken broth.
4. You may find that you need to add more/less chicken broth - it will depend on how thick you want your gravy.
5. Add salt and pepper to taste - remember to add enough salt to get the full flavour of the gravy out. The 3/4 tsp is what our family likes.

Reviews

[Lavender Lynn]

We used this recipe for our Church Thanksgiving Dinner. We made a huge pan and it was enjoyed by everyone. Made for PRMR.

 

[lazyme]

Very nice gravy. I used drippings from some oven fried chicken and it turned out very flavorful. Thanks Deantini for a nice keeper. Made for What's on the Menu tag.

 

[cookingpompom]

Made this last night with the roast chicken I made - fabulous! Everything savory tastes better with gravy!!!! Made for ZWT8, The Fearless Red Dragons

 

[AZPARZYCH]

Very tasty and very easy to make! Only change is I used beef broth rather than chicken since I served it with meatloaf and mashed potatoes. Made for ZWT8 Family Picks.

 

[Outta Here]

Great, basic gravy recipe. I wanted some gravy with chicken, but had no drippings, so this worked very well.