Brown gravy from scratch recipe: 60 photos

How to make brown gravy from scratch (Part 1)

Thanks for watching! In this video Im showing you how easy it is to make brown gravy. ✨First you want to make the roux and...

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FAQ

Making gravy from scratch is a straightforward four-step process.
  1. Deglaze the Pan. While meat is being roasted, drippings get stuck to the pan. ...
  2. Make the Roux. Add your choice of thickener and stir to combine. ...
  3. Add Stock. Slowly whisk in your stock. ...
  4. Strain and Serve.
Brown gravy is a delicious sauce made from beef stock and thickened with roux, a flour and butter mixture. It's easier than you think to make gravy from scratch and tastes so much better than the packaged gravy powder!
In classical French cuisine, a brown sauce is generally a sauce with a meat stock base, thickened by reduction, and sometimes the addition of a browned roux, similar in some ways to, but more involved than, a gravy.
Brown gravy is the name for a gravy made from the drippings from roasted meat or fowl. The drippings are cooked on the stovetop at high heat with onions or other vegetables, and then thickened with a thin mixture of water and either wheat flour or cornstarch.
Browning adds more flavor to the gravy and gets rid of the raw flour taste. You're basically making a roux. We find that a flour-based gravy holds up better and reheats better later, which is why we tend to prefer using flour over cornstarch to make gravy unless we have a guest who is eating gluten-free.
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