Valeries Go To Gravy Recipes

TENDER EYE OF ROUND ROAST BEEF WITH GRAVY

Steps:

• Remove your roast from the refrigerator and allow it to rest on the counter for 45 minutes to 1 hour to take the chill off.
• Meanwhile, preheat your oven to 500 degrees F.
• Combine all the Roast Beef Seasoning Mix ingredients in a small bowl.
• Pat your roast with paper towels to dry the surface and then drizzle with olive oil and use your hands to rub the olive oil, coating all sides of the roast.
• Sprinkle all sides, including the ends, with the seasoning mix. Place your roast on a rack in a roasting pan with the fat cap side facing up.
• Transfer to the preheated oven and roast for 15 minutes until nicely browned. Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees F and continue to roast for another 40 to 50 minutes or until internal temperature reads 130 and no more than 135 degrees F. (medium rare). Begin checking temperature after 35 minutes by inserting an instant read thermometer through the center of the roast from the side. Watch it closely because the temperature can rise quickly towards the end of the cooking time. I don't recommend cooking this roast beyond 135 degrees for the most tender, delicious result.
• Remove from the oven and loosely tent a piece of foil over the meat while still on the rack in the roasting pan. Allow to rest for 15 to 20 minutes.
• Transfer the roast to a cutting board and set the roasting pan aside (you will need the pan and drippings to make the gravy later). Use a sharp knife to slice it against the grain about ¼-inch thick slices. Transfer the sliced beef to a serving platter and cover with foil to keep warm. Pour all of the juices that have accumulated on the cutting board into the roasting pan with the drippings.

VALERIE'S GRAVY FOR FRIED TURKEY

Steps:

• In a saucepan, add the turkey stock, turkey neck, gizzards, thyme, bay leaf and shallot. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer and simmer for 30 minutes. Strain out the solids. If a chunky gravy is desired, chop the gizzards and return them to the simmered stock in the saucepan. Keep warm.
• In a straight-sided saute pan, add the hot oil and flour and cook over medium-high to high heat until the mixture is light brown in color (for a dark gravy, cook the flour to a deeper brown color). Add 2 cups of the warm stock, whisking constantly, and cook until the gravy thickens and bubbles. Add more warm stock if a thinner consistency is desired. Reduce the heat to low and add salt and pepper to taste (this will depend on how salty the stock is). Add a squeeze of lemon juice and taste again for seasoning. Keep warm until ready to serve, adding more warm stock as needed.
• Just before serving, remove from the heat and swirl in the butter until melted. Pour into a gravy boat and serve.
• Let the turkey come to room temperature, then pat it dry thoroughly and season it generously with salt and pepper inside and out.
• Fill a countertop indoor turkey fryer with the indicated amount of oil according to the manufacturer's instructions (see Cook's Note) and heat to 400 degrees F. Carefully lower the turkey into the fryer and cook for 35 to 45 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thigh should register approximately 165 degrees F. Transfer the turkey to a cutting board and let rest 30 minutes before carving.

FOOLPROOF TURKEY GRAVY

Steps:

• Pour drippings from roasting pan into bowl, leaving brown particles in pan. Return 1/4 cup drippings to roasting pan. (Measure accurately because too little fat makes gravy lumpy.) Stir in flour. (Measure accurately so gravy is not greasy.)
• Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is smooth and bubbly. Stir in liquid. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Stir in salt and pepper.

EASY TURKEY GRAVY

Steps:

• Pour off all but about 4 tablespoons of the turkey drippings from the roasting pan. Place the roasting pan with the reserved drippings on the stove over one or two burners (depending on the size of your pan) set to MEDIUM. Remove and discard any large deposits of fat or skin from the bottom of the pan.
• Add the butter and once it has melted, sprinkle in the flour. Use a whisk to mix in the flour to make a roux. Whisk and cook the roux until lightly browned, about 3 to 5 minutes.
• Pour in the dry sherry, using the whisk to scrape up any browned bits from the bottom of the roasting pan. Slowly pour in 3 cups of broth. Cook, whisking, until thickened. Add as much of the additional broth as needed to thin to the desired consistency.
• If you would like a deeper color to the gravy, whisk in a few drops of Kitchen Bouquet. Whisk it in, a drop at a time, until you reach the desired color.
• Taste and season with freshly ground pepper and a touch of salt, if needed.

VALERIE'S SUNDAY GRAVY (MEAT SAUCE)

Steps:

• TO MAKE THE MEATBALLS:.
• Mix all ingredients together.
• Form into meatballs.
• Heat Canola oil in fry pan at medium.
• Fry meatballs on all sides. Do not overcook as you will continue to cook meatballs in sauce.
• Remove and set aside on some paper towels to absorb some of the fat.
• TO MAKE THE SAUCE:.
• Heat 2-Tbsp oil in large heavy pot over medium heat. Brown pork chops on both sides. This should take about 10-15 minutes.
• Remove from pan.
• Add sausages, brown on all sides and remove from pan.
• Drain most of fat from pot.
• Add garlic and cook for about 2-minutes. Do not burn !
• Add tomatoes with their juices to the pot (I put the tomatoes first in a blender and pulse about three times to break up the tomatoes).
• Add water, salt and pepper to taste.
• Add pork, sausages and basil and bring sauce to a simmer.
• Partially cover the pot and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, for 2-hours.
• After 2 hours, add the meatballs and cook for 30 minutes or so.
• Serve with pasta of choice.

VALERIE'S GO-TO GRAVY

Steps:

• Add the turkey stock and thyme to a saucepan over medium-low heat and bring to a simmer.
• Add the butter to a straight-sided saute pan and let melt. Add the flour and cook over medium-high to high heat, whisking frequently, until the mixture is light brown in color, 5 to 10 minutes (for a dark gravy, cook the flour to a deeper brown color). Add 2 cups of the warm stock, whisking constantly, and cook until the gravy thickens and bubbles. Add more warm stock if a thinner consistency is desired. Reduce the heat to low and add salt and pepper to taste (this will depend on how salty the stock is). Add a squeeze of lemon juice and taste again for seasoning. Keep warm until ready to serve, adding more warm stock as needed.
• Pour into a gravy boat and serve.

MUSHROOM GRAVY

Steps:

• Melt butter in a heavy 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and shallot. Saute, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 6 minutes. Add 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons flour; cook until incorporated, about 1 minute. Add beef broth; cook, stirring frequently, until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes. Stir in half-and-half, black pepper, and salt. Cook for 30 seconds more.