Chicken gravy completes a meal. Pour it over mashed potatoes and roast chicken to add flavor and texture. Dribble it on sliced chicken and bread for a hot sandwich. Use chicken gravy as a dipping sauce for chicken strips or baked potato wedges. Chicken broth is easy to make at home and offers a richer taste than store-bought gravy. The base of any good chicken gravy is the broth, whether that's from a can, a box or from scratch. Homemade gravy takes just a few minutes to make.
Things You'll Need
Medium saucepan
Whisk
Measuring spoons
Recipe one:
1 1/2 cups chicken broth
3 tbsp. vegetable oil or oil from frying chicken
3 tbsp. all purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp. chopped, fresh thyme
1 tsp. lemon juice
Salt and pepper to taste
Recipe two:
1/4 cup cooking juices from roast chicken
3 cups chicken broth
1/4 cup heavy cream
2 1/2 tbsp. all-purpose flour
Salt and pepper to taste
Small bowl
Recipe One
Step 1
Fry chicken in hot oil. Pour 3 tbsp. of the cooking oil into the saucepan. The cooking oil adds flavor to the gravy. If the chicken cooking oil is not available, use vegetable oil.
Step 2
Place saucepan over medium-high heat until warm. Whisk in flour. Cook until golden brown, about one to two minutes.
Step 3
Whisk in broth and thyme. Simmer until thickened, about two to three minutes. Stir in lemon juice, salt and pepper.
Recipe Two
Step 1
Bake or roast chicken. Collect the cooking juices from the bottom of the baking pan. Skim and discard the fat from the cooking juices.
Step 2
Place the cooking juices and 2 3/4 cups chicken broth in the saucepan. Bring to a boil.
Step 3
Whisk remaining 1/4 cup chicken broth with cream and flour in a small bowl. Whisk mixture into boiling chicken broth until smooth. Add salt and pepper.