what are some good gravy recipes??

Question

a type of gravy that would go good on top of mashed potatoes. the mashed potatoes are a side dish to pork tenderloin. PLEASE HELP?? big dinner tonight!!?

Answer 1

If you are inexperienced and just want a gravy for your dinner go to the local grocery and pick up instant pork gravy. It is very simple to make. If you are looking for something more tasty take the pan drippings from the pork you have cooked and add flour, water and corn starch continually stirring until smooth. . . Remove from heat or it will clump. The measurements are approximate, about 2 tablespoons flour and one tablespoon corn starch. . . give or take according to how much drippings you use. Go light on the flour first.

Answer 2

Typically I prefer creamy white country gravy with mashed potatoes.

However, since you are eating them with a pork tenderloin, I suggest a brown gravy.

Here are my recipes for both:

Brown Gravy:

2-2 1/2 Cup Beef Broth
3 Tbs All Purpose Flour
2 Tbs Fat (Butter or Drippings from Pork)
1/2 Tsp Black Pepper & Salt

Add 3 tablespoons fat and 3 tablespoons flour to skillet and stir over medium heat until browned. Add salt and pepper, stir in broth, and bring to a boil. Continue stirring while gravy boils 2 to 3 minutes. If it gets too thick, add a little more broth or water. Serve hot.

White Country Gravy - Made exactly the same way except use Milk instead of Beef Broth


I also think a Mushroom-Onion Gravy sounds delish with your meal - but not everyone likes mushrooms and onions.

Mushroom and Onion Gravy

1/4 cup butter
1 large onion, halved, sliced thin
1/2 pound mushrooms, sliced
1/4 cup fat from turkey or use butter
1/4 cup flour
2 cups chicken stock (or more)
salt to taste
pepper to taste

Heat butter in a wide skillet. Add onion and mushrooms and saute until browned. Remove and reserve. In a saucepan, heat fat separated from roasting juices or butter. Add flour and stir until blended. Cook for a few minutes, stirring constantly. Slowly whisk in 2 cups of pan juices and stock. Cook and stir until gravy is smooth. Simmer 5 minutes. Add more stock if needed to thin mixture. Salt and pepper to taste. Add reserved mushrooms and onions. Makes about 3 1/2 cups.


I hope this helps you. Good Luck!

Answer 3

Just a simple milk pan gravy is yummy and simple to make. From the pan save 2 tbls of the drippings, add 2 tbls of flour mix to stiff paste over medium heat. Cook for about 1 minute until lightly brown. Do not burn! Turn down the heat to low, now slowly add about 2 cups milk (heat in a microwave makes this faster), stirring and cooking. Do not add too much at one time you do not want to slow down the cooking process. Only add more milk when the gravy is thickened. Add salt and pepper to taste. You should cook and simmer the gravy for about 10 minutes stirring constantly and don't let it burn on the bottom. If you added the milk too fast and get lumps you can use a hand blender and poof they will be gone.

Answer 4

gravy making, all sauce making is pretty easy once you have had some practice, but can be tricky to make the first time. You may want to get a can of beef of chicken broth to practice with your first time, and then make more from the tenderloin drippings for your big dinner.

Here are some websites that you can check out for the "how to" of it.

http://www.elise.com/recipes/archives/001657how_to_make_gravy.php

http://www.everydaycook.com/recipebox/tipbox/cooking/gravymaking.htm

http://whatscookingamerica.net/Poultry/gravy.htm

It depends on what you are used to what method you will prefer.

I would try www.epicurious.com for actual recipes. I'd give you one, but I am in transition right now and do not have my boks unpacked yet.

I'd try something using the drippings with a roux, maybe some carmelized onions, if you do not have enough drippings, you can always add beef or chicken stock. I recommend beef for color.

Answer 5

Save the juice from the pork after you cook it and use that to make gravy. Pour some milk and a little bit of flour in it to thicken. Another thing you can use if your boiling real potatoes is use some of that juice with the pork juice that is sooo yummy. Heat it until it thickens. Stir it enough so it doesn't get lumpy. Milk and flour are what make it thick.

Answer 6

Fry about 4 pieces of bacon in a frying pan. Fry until very crisp. Remove bacon, but leave bacon drippings in pan. Add about 1/4 cup crisco, or vegetable shortening. Heat until shortening is very hot. Stir in gradually, about 1/2 cup flour, stirring constantly with wire whip. Cook flour and shortening mixture until flour browns. Add 2 cups milk, and stir. Cook until mixture boils stirring constantly to avoid lumps. When mixture starts to boil, remove from heat. You can crumble the bacon if you wish and add to gravy. Also use lots of pepper and salt to taste. If gravy seems to thick you can thin it out with a little milk or water.

Answer 7

onion gravy
pork gravy
mushroom and onion gravy made with the pork drippings.

Answer 8

mash potatoes

Answer 9

Have you heard of Wondra, It could save your bacon LOL

Answer 10

here u go