Old Fashioned Gravy Recipes

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Whisk in the flour, salt and pepper until smooth. Cook and stir over medium heat until browned, about 10 minutes. Gradually stir in milk so that no lumps form, and continue cooking and stirring until thickened. If the gravy becomes too thick, you may thin it with a little more milk.

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, stirring occasionally. Remove with a slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Discard drippings, reserving 2 tablespoons in pan. Add onion to drippings; cook and stir over medium-high heat until tender, 3-5 minutes. Stir in flour, salt and pepper until blended; cook and stir over low heat until mixture is golden brown (do not burn). Gradually whisk in tomato juice. Stir in tomatoes. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until thickened, 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in bacon. Serve over biscuits.

Steps:

• NOTE: Use beef, chicken, or turkey, and broth can be mixed with pan drippings.
• Heat broth.
• In a medium skillet melt butter with peanut oil, add flour, and slowly brown to a dark golden brown (you need to keep an eye on this as it may brown too quickly).
• Slowly add broth, stirring constantly with a whisk.
• Add spices, cook slowly, stirring often, for 20 minutes.
• The cooking time is very important. Flour will have a bitter taste if not completely cooked. This is worth the time.
• If gravy is too thick, it can be thinned with broth to desired consistency.

Steps:

• Melt butter in sauce pan until bubbly; add flour and stir well. The roux will be thick.
• Add drippings if you have any (not needed, but makes the flavour deeper).
• Add chicken broth 1/4 cup at a time and stir well in between addings. Before adding the last 1/2 cup make sure that the gravy comes up to a slight boil as it will get thicker and thicker. Add the last chicken broth.
• You may find that you need to add more/less chicken broth - it will depend on how thick you want your gravy.
• Add salt and pepper to taste - remember to add enough salt to get the full flavour of the gravy out. The 3/4 tsp is what our family likes.