How to Make Brown Gravy

Brown gravy is a favorite sauce for mashed potatoes, roast and other homemade dishes. This gravy recipe is very simple to make and only takes around ten minuets from prep to done. The magic ingredient is meat drippings. Meat drippings can be gotten from any type of cooked meat. It is just the juices and grease from the meat that collects in the cooking pan. Using these drippings will make your brown gravy match the taste of the meat you cooked.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 1/3 cup meat drippings (meat grease from roast, pork chops,ham, or other meat)
• 3 cups meat broth
• 1/4 cup flour
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Pan and a spoon

1. Heat the pan on a low heat and put in the meat drippings.

2. Add the flour and quickly stir to make the liquid and flour into a paste.

3. Add the broth slowly to avoid lumps while quickly mixing it at the same time. This will help you to avoid burning the gravy recipe.

4. Cook until the mixture is the consistency you like in a gravy. Remember, the gravy will get a little thicker after it cools a little.

5. Add salt and pepper, if needed, and serve.

Tips & Warnings

• If you get lumps in your brown gravy, you can put it in the blender to make it smooth, or you can mash out the lumps with your spoon.
• Meat broth can be gotten from the cooked meat you got the drippings from, or bought in the cooking section of your grocery store.
• The type of meat you got the drippings from should match the type of broth you use. For example, if you used beef drippings then you should use beef broth for the best taste.
• Add the broth to the flour and drippings mixture right away or the mixture will burn. It helps to keep all of your ingredients right on hand while you cook this fast-paced recipe.

Resources

• How to Make Turkey Gravy