A Rich Homemade Gravy Recipe

There's nothing better than this rich, tasty homemade gravy recipe. drizzle it over your meat and potatoes at dinner time!

Most people simply open a packet mix and add some water to make gravy. However, homemade gravy tastes better, only takes a couple of minutes to make and once you've tried it, you'll never eat store-bought gravy again.

No matter what type of meat you're cooking, your homemade gravy recipe will get it's lovely rich taste from the fat off the meat you're using.

This means the gravy you make will be dependent on the quality of the meat you're cooking.

Rich Beef Gravy

If you're cooking a roast beef or a nice piece of steak, keep some of the meat juices and fat aside to make the best gravy you've ever tasted.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons beef fat and juices
2 tablespoons flour
1 cup beef stock

Method

Pour beef juices into a small saucepan and add an equal amount of flour to the juices. Mix them together well.

Then turn on a very low heat and stir constantly so the gravy doesn't burn.

You need to continue stirring and cooking this mixture until it turns brown and starts to bubble a little. This is to make sure the flour is cooked properly, otherwise your gravy will have a raw, grainy taste.

Remove the flour mixture from the heat and very slowly add the beef stock in small amounts. Add only a tablespoon at a time, drizzling it slowly into the mixture.

Stir constantly to incorporate the liquid, or you'll end up with lumpy gravy. Don't leave your gravy unattended. Continue stirring until it reaches the thickness you desire and then serve immediately.

Chicken Gravy

After cooking chicken, keep aside 2 tablespoons of chicken fat and juices to make your gravy.

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons chicken fat and juices
2 tablespoons flour
1 cup chicken stock
2 finely chopped mushrooms (optional)

Method:

Before you start making your this gravy recipe, finely chop some mushrooms and saute them lightly in a little butter.

Pour chicken juices into a small saucepan and add an equal amount of flour to the juices. Mix them together well.

Then turn on a very low heat and stir constantly so the gravy doesn't burn.

You need to continue stirring and cooking this mixture until it turns brown and starts to bubble a little. This is to make sure the flour is cooked properly, otherwise your gravy will have a raw, grainy taste.

Remove the flour mixture from the heat and very slowly add the beef stock in small amounts. Add only a tablespoon at a time, drizzling it slowly into the mixture.

Stir constantly to incorporate the liquid, or you'll end up with lumpy gravy. Don't leave your gravy unattended. Continue stirring until it reaches the thickness you desire.

Add the cooked mushrooms. Stir them through until they're heated and then serve immediately.

Red Eye Gravy

There's something wonderful about treating yourself to ham and red eye gravy for breakfast. After you've cooked a couple of slices of ham to a nice brown in a little butter, remove the ham and use the juices to make a great red eye gravy.

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon flour
1 cup brewed black coffee

Method:

Once you've cooked your ham, remove it from the pan and reduce the heat down to low.

Add sugar to the hot juices. Stir continuously until the sugar dissolves.

Pour your coffee into a jar that you can seal tightly. Add the flour to the coffee, tighten the lid and shake vigorously to combine them.

When there's no flour lumps left in the coffee, pour the mixture into the pan and stir until the gravy thickens. Serve immediately.

Other Homemade Gravy Recipe Variations

Onion Gravy

If you like onion gravy with your meat, then cook 1/2 sliced onion in a little olive oil until the onion turns golden. Then add the onion to the homemade gravy recipe for a lovely tangy gravy.

Pepper Gravy

You might prefer a lovely pepper gravy with your meat. Add some whole black peppercorns to your gravy for texture and grind peppercorns into the gravy to suit your tastes.