How to Make a Gravy

Step-by-step instructions with pictures for how to make a flour gravy that’s delicious and has the correct thickness every single time.

INGREDIENTS

– butter or fat rendered from a roast – all-purpose flour – drippings from roast (fat removed) or unsalted broth – salt – pepper

Listen to me explain briefly about How To Make Delicious Gravy, with some great tips along the way, by clicking the link below.

To make sure that I have lots of good drippings, even from a small roast, I put unsalted store-bought broth in the bottom of the roasting pan while the roast cooks.

MAKE GOOD DRIPPINGS

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Pour all the juices from the roasting pan into a gravy separator.

SEPARATE THE JUICES

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I use a spatula to make sure I’m getting all the browned bits and then anything else from the bottom of the pan.

GET ALL THE FLAVOR FROM THE PAN

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Decide how many servings of gravy you need and then work from that towards the ratio to get your amounts.

RATIO OF FAT, FLOUR, AND LIQUID FOR A PERFECT ROUX GRAVY

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Use a measuring spoon to scoop the right amount of fat from the top of the gravy separator.

MAKE THE ROUX

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