brown gravy recipe

If you don&#039;t have pan drippings and still want a rich, velvety, flavorful gravy for your roast, hamburger steak or French fries, you can make this beef gravy recipe without drippings in 5 minutes. Quick, easy and essential if you&#039;re a gravy lover. Ditch the gravy packets! 

Beef Gravy Recipe (without drippings)

all purpose flour

thyme (or 1 tbsp fresh)

(354 milliliters) beef broth, Note 2

salt and pepper

MAKE ROUX (FLOUR AND OIL): Put 2 tablespoons oil (or butter, half butter/half oil or fat drippings) in small saucepan. Heat to medium heat. Stir in 2 1/2 tablespoons of flour and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes until the roux starts to turn a very light brown. This will get rid of the raw flour taste. Don&#39;t let it get too dark or burn. (It should be a loose paste. If too dry, add a bit more oil). Note 3 for gluten free gravy.

FINISH GRAVY: Add half of broth. Whisk until smooth. Add rest of broth and thyme. Whisk. Cook about 3 minutes until gravy has thickened. Taste and adjust seasonings (salt, pepper, more thyme). Note 4 for added flavorings.Gravy will thicken on standing or in fridge. To loosen, add a splash of water or broth.

A great recipe, easy and simple to make. Tastes more like turkey gravy than beef, likely because of the thyme.  But I will definitely make again, loved it!!

This is a super flavorful Brown Gravy recipe that starts by caramelizing onions and garlic and is seasoned with beef base and spices. Perfect for gravy or any beef recipe!

Brown Gravy Recipe

butter

onion

garlic

beef broth (divided)

water

Worcestershire sauce

tsp Beef Base (Better Than Bouillon brand)

onion powder

garlic powder

tsp black pepper

bay leaf

Tbsp. corn starch

Set a large skillet over medium low heat, melt the butter.

Add the onions and garlic and caramelize in the butter, stirring occasionally, for about 15 minutes until the onions become golden around the edges.

Stir in the 2 cups beef broth, scraping up any browned bits on the bottom of the pan. This is called deglazing and adds flavor to your gravy! Also add in the water, Worcestershire, beef base, onion powder, garlic powder, black pepper and bay leaf. Whisk together.

Simmer together for 5 minutes over medium low heat.

Either with a slotted spoon or a mesh sieve over a bowl, strain out the solids before moving on (onions, garlic, bay leaf, then discard).You can also opt to leave the onions and garlic in your gravy, just make sure to take out the bay leaf.

In a small bowl mix together the corn starch and remaining 1/4 cup of beef broth.

Bring the gravy liquid back to a simmer, whisk cornstarch slurry into simmering gravy liquid. It should thicken pretty quickly.

Thicken and simmer for 2-3 minutes.

Taste for seasoning and serve over mashed potatoes or anything made better with brown gravy!

The best gravy I've had.  Even better than Grandma's!

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