whats the best gravy/sauce I can make for roast beef?

Answer 1

GRAVY FOR PORK CHOPS OR ROAST
PORK/BEEF/LAMB

Meat juice
1 onion
1 tsp. mustard
1 c. tomatoes, chopped
1 or more cups water

Cook meat until done (hopefully, juices in pan are brown). Remove meat from pan. Strain excess grease out of pan (if desired). Slice 1 onion and cook it in drippings in pan until it's brown. Add 1 teaspoon of mustard. Chop up 1 cup of tomatoes. Add to pan. Let gravy cook awhile (about 10 minutes). Add about 1 cup of water and simmer another 5-10 minutes. Add more water if it has boiled away.

Answer 2

Beef Gravy


1/2 cup pan drippings from the roast
1 cup water
4 Tbls. flour
1/4 tsp. pepper
salt to taste



Bring the juice from meat and half of the water to a boil. Stir flour into the other half cup of (cold )water until the lumps are gone.

Add salt and pepper to boiling mixture. Then, while still stirring slowly pour in the flour and water mixture.

The gravy should thicken immediately.

Answer 3

Take the drippings from the roast and thicken with flour and water. I add a tad of butter. season with salt and pepper, add a can of mushrooms to liven it up. I sometimes quarter an onion and green pepper and roast in pan, I then chop up fine and ad to gravy.
Sometimes, I have to admit I keep gravy mix or canned gravy on hand then just add personal touches to it

Answer 4

Here's a recipe my mom uses and it's delicious!!
Cornstarch Gravy
-- pan drippings from roast
1-1/2 cups water or broth
2 Tbsp. cornstarch
1/4 cup cold water
Remove roast and rack from roasting pan and place pan on burner over medium heat.
Add 1-1/2 cups water or broth to drippings in roasting pan.
Cook, stirring to remove the brown bits in bottom of pan.
Mix 2 Tbsp. cornstarch with 1/4 cup cold water, stirring until smooth.
Stir into pan, bring to boil and boil until thickened (about 1 minute).

Always mix cornstarch with a cool liquid.

Answer 5

If it's really good roast beef, the best sauce would be nothing at all, or for the traditionalist something horseradish-based like this:
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/meat-poultry/beef_ribroast.html

Answer 6

ALL PEOPLE HAD GREAT ANSWERS! IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE A FRESH COOKED ROAST TO GET THE DRIPPINGS FROM USE MCcormicks packet gravy mix.