Gravy From Roast Drippings Recipes

SIMPLE CHICKEN GRAVY

Steps:

• Add water to the chicken drippings to make about 1 1/2 cups of liquid in the bottom of the roaster.
• Whisk water into the flour until it is thick, but not pasty. Whisk the flour/water mixture into the drippings, and put the roaster on the stove over medium heat. Stir constantly until mixture is thickened and bubbly. Add salt and pepper to taste.

NO-DRIPPINGS GRAVY

Steps:

• In 1-quart heavy saucepan, heat 1 1/2 cups of the broth, the bouillon granules and pepper over medium heat, stirring constantly, until bouillon granules are dissolved.
• In small bowl, stir remaining 1/2 cup broth and the flour, using wire whisk, until smooth. Gradually stir flour mixture into broth in saucepan. Heat to boiling. Cook, stirring constantly, until thickened and bubbly. Stir in a few drops of browning sauce if a darker color is desired.

ROAST WITH GRAVY

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in stock pot over medium heat; sear roast in the hot oil until slightly browned, about 2 minutes per side. Remove roast from pot and place on a plate. Cook and stir onion and garlic in the hot oil until onion is lightly browned, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Return seared roast to the stock pot; pour coffee and 1 1/2 cup water over roast. Add beef bouillon, basil leaves, 1 tablespoon salt, and pepper.
• Bring broth to a boil; reduce heat to medium low, cover stock pot, and simmer until meat is falling apart, 2 to 3 hours. Remove and discard basil leaves. Transfer roast to a serving dish and cover with a lid or aluminum foil, keeping the broth in the stock pot over medium heat.
• Whisk flour and 1/2 cup water together in a bowl until smooth. Slowly whisk flour mixture into broth until gravy is smooth and somewhat clear; season with salt. Pour about half the gravy over the roast and pour the rest into a gravy boat for serving.

HOMEMADE PAN GRAVY WITH DRIPPINGS

Steps:

• Place meat drippings in a measuring cup and refrigerate 15 minutes.
• Skim 2 tablespoons fat off the top and place in roasting pan. Discard any remaining fat. If you don't have enough, add enough butter to equal 2 tablespoons total fat.
• Add enough broth to the liquid drippings to equal 1 cup.
• On the stovetop over medium heat, melt the fat and butter in the roasting pan, scraping up any brown bits left in the pan.
• Stir in the flour to form a roux (paste) and cook for 1 minute or until lightly brown.
• Slowly whisk in the liquid drippings mixture. Bring to a boil then cook until thickened, about 3-5 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the milk. Taste and add salt as needed. Gravy will thicken as it cools. If this happens, reheat and stir in a little bit of broth to thin it out if needed.

BASIC PAN GRAVY FROM DRIPPINGS

Steps:

• In skillet or roasting pan, add flour to drippings; blend well.
• Cook over medium heat 2 to 3 minutes until smooth and light brown, stirring constantly.
• Add broth; cook until mixture boils and thickens, stirring constantly.
• Stir in salt and pepper.

GRAVY FROM ROAST DRIPPINGS

Steps:

• Remove roast from pan and pour off any fat. Place over high heat (use 2 burners if necessary) and deglaze pan with wine and broth, scraping any bits stuck to the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon or spatula. Once these solids are dissolved, pour liquid into a saucepan and add the bay leaf and peppercorns. Reduce for 5 minutes over high heat or until reduced by 1/3.
• At this point you basically have a jus which could be used to sauce your roast. To create a gravy, reduce the heat to medium and whisk in 2 tablespoons of white roux. Return to a simmer, whisking constantly. Continuing to cook once a simmer has been reached will result in a smoother sauce, but not a thicker one.
• Since all starch thickened sauces thicken as they cool, it's a good idea to make your gravy a little on the loose side.

HAM GRAVY

Steps:

• Roast ham on a roasting rack in the oven. My 9 lb ham took about 3 hours at 325 degrees.
• Drain drippings and broth from the roasting rack.
• Pour broth in a measuring up. If you don't have 2 cups of broth add water, store bought broth, milk or cream to have two total cups of liquid.
• Melt two tablespoons of butter in a skillet on low to medium-low heat. Be careful to not burn the butter.
• Add two tablespoons of flour to the butter. Whisk continuely for two minutes to smooth out any flour lumps.
• Flour and butter mixture should be slighly golden and smooth.
• Slowly pour in a little broth at a time. Whisk well then add more broth.
• *instead of using 2 cups of ham broth, use 1/2 cup ham broth with 1.5 cups milk, cream or coffee.
• Whisk and simmer gravy until reduced to your perfered thickness.