Pan Juice Gravy Recipes

PAN GRAVY

Steps:

• Pour pan drippings into a measuring cup. Loosen the browned bits from the roasting pan and add to drippings. Skim fat. , Reserve 1/4 cup fat and transfer to a small saucepan; whisk in flour until smooth. Add enough broth or water to pan drippings to measure 2 cups. Gradually stir into flour mixture in saucepan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Season with salt, pepper and browning sauce if desired.

PAN JUICE GRAVY

Steps:

• Pour pan juices from roasting pan, discarding any solids, into a fat separator. You should have 4 cups of pan juices, including 2 cups of fat. Pour pan juices into a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat, leaving fat in the fat separator. (If you do not have a fat separator, pour liquids into a tall quart-sized container and remove fat from liquid with a ladle.)
• In a quart-sized mason jar, combine chicken stock and flour. Shake well to combine.
• When pan drippings have come to a boil, slowly whisk in chicken stock mixture. Bring to a simmer. Continue to whisk until gravy thickens. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper. Keep warm until serving.

CHICKEN WITH QUICK CITRUS PAN GRAVY

Steps:

• Season chicken on both sides with salt and pepper. Heat olive oil in a 10-inch non-stick pan over medium high. Add the garlic and cook until the garlic begins to turn golden, about 1 minute. Do not let the garlic burn, keep moving it around. Place the chicken on top of the garlic and cook until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Turn the chicken over and add the orange juice and thyme. Cook until the chicken is cooked through and the orange juice is slightly reduced, about 2 to 3 more minutes. Remove the chicken from the pan and place on a cutting board. Reduce the orange juice more at this time, if necessary.
• Slice chicken into thin strips. Pour sauce over chicken. Serve immediately.

PAN GRAVY

Steps:

• After removing beef from pan, scrape all brown particles from pan and pour particles and drippings into bowl or glass measuring cup. Skim 2 tablespoons of fat from the top of the drippings; add fat to 1-quart saucepan. Discard any remaining fat; reserve remaining drippings. Stir flour into fat in saucepan.
• Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture has thickened; remove from heat. Gradually stir in reserved drippings plus enough broth or water to equal 1 cup. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Stir in a few drops browning sauce for darker color. Stir in salt and pepper.