DESCRIPTION
Make this hearty white gravy recipe for a variety of meals, especially Southern-style dishes. You only need 5 ingredients and 15 minutes!
Ingredients
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- 5 Tbsp. butter
- 5 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
- 2–3 cups milk*
- 1/2 tsp. salt, plus more to taste
- 1/4 tsp. pepper, plus more to taste
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a medium saucepan set over medium heat. Whisk in the flour. Remove from heat.
- Drizzle in ¼ cup of the milk and whisk it until smooth. Drizzle in another ¼ cup and whisk it until smooth again. Slowly add another 1 and ½ cups of milk, whisking the whole time so that the mixture remains smooth. Stir in the salt and pepper.
- Return the saucepan to medium heat. Bring to a simmer while continuing to stir very often. Once it reaches a simmer, stir and cook until it is very thick, 2-3 minutes.
- If desired, stir in up to 1 more cup of milk, stirring the whole time, and stopping when the desired thickness is reached. Cook over medium heat until heated through.
- Taste and add more salt and pepper, if desired. The amount you add will depend on how much extra milk you’ve added, and your own preferences.
- Set a fine mesh sieve over a medium-sized bowl. Pour the gravy through the sieve to remove any flour lumps. Discard contents of sieve. Serve gravy hot.
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Notes
*For the best flavor, use whole milk. If you don’t have whole milk, the next best thing is 2%. You can alternatively mix together fat-free milk and cream in equal parts to richen the milk. If all you have is fat-free milk, that will work just fine. The resulting gravy just won’t have as rich and full flavor. Canned evaporated milk can also be used here, and even the fat-free version will actually be quite creamy.