How to make gravy?

Answer 1

Get a small saucepan. Throw in a stick of butter. Slowly add 3/4 cup of flour. Stir over medium heat until brown. Add stock (chicken, beef, or meat drippings depending on what else you are cooking). Season to taste (garlic, celery salt, pepper). Boil for a minute, continue stirring. Serve.

Answer 2

I only use gravy when I've done a roast - beef, pork or lamb.
When you take the meat out of the pan and set it aside to rest, put the pan on the stove over medium heat,add some more water to the juices in the pan, if needed, mix until boiling, then add a large tablespoon of corn flour (cornstarch) which has been mixed with water, and quickly mix this in evenly. When it's all mixed an d thickened, pour into a gravy jug. The meat will then be ready for carving, and the gravy will be Heavenly. This method needs a good layer of juices and fat in the roasting pan, and I have usually put the vegetables for roasting under the roasting cage in the pan so they get the drips from the meat. The veg. are usually oiled and spiced beforehand, and a quarter-inch of water put in the pan, too.
They are taken out before the gravy is made, of course! I have never found the need to add salt or pepper to this gravy.
That too much information?

Answer 3

This would work for all meats.

Ok lets say you are trying to make gravy for country fried steaks. After you fry the meat in oil, take about a half cup of the oil and put it in a small saucepan, add about 3 tbl spoons of flour, but maybe a half cup of water. Let it simmer for about 10-15 minutes and add pepper, salt, and any other spices you see fit.

But make sure you keep an eye on it so you know if you need to add more water or flour, because the gravy needs too be thick like gravy!

Answer 4

The best way that I find to make gravy is the way my Mother taught me:

When you are roasting meat - take the meat out, cover it and let it sit for 5 minutes.

Take the pan with all the residue juices and put over medium heat slowly add about a tablespoon of flour and stir all the while until you end up with a nice gravy consistency to suit your taste! Add salt and black pepper to you own taste!
Enjoy! :)

Answer 5

You can make gravy out of chicken or beef broth by using cornstarch & alittle water ... Mix your cornstarch w/ alittle water {making sure it is not lumpy} ,bring your broth to a boil, turn down heat to low, slowly add cornstarch mix to broth. Add more cornstarch mix depending on how thick you desire! You can also add some of your favorite spices to your gravy. Bon appetite...!

Answer 6

I put a couple of ladle spoons of meat juice in to a pan mix up 1/4 c water and 2T cornstarch, turn the flame on and start slowly pouring in the mixture.

Answer 7

mix flour and water in a bowl until it's as thick as you want it (thick as gravy...whatever you think...you'll feel it). mix it good to get rid of the lumps. pour into meat drippings a little at a time while stirring with a fork on medium heat.

Answer 8

mix flour and water in a pan, and stir constantly. This is how my mama does makes gravy.

Answer 9

get potatoes and mash them together to form gravy

Answer 10

John S has it perfectly!! It will be delicious if you follow his exact method. Only thing I do differently is to use plain flour istead of cornflour. Both would work though.