How to make brown gravy from scratch (Part 1)

you hey guys welcome back to my channel today I'll be showing you how to make brown gravy I'm starting out with two tablespoons of butter to make the roux let the butter melt down being careful not to burn and I want to give a quick shout-out to miss Tasha love for this video request Hey Girl hey so next add two tablespoons of flour this is equal parts flour to butter you can use oil as well just make sure that is equal parts and this will be our thickening agent for the gravy the goal is to cook the flour until it turns brown and the flour taste is gone so I cook this for about four minutes stirring constantly to remove all lumps from the flour and to prevent burning also decrease your heat right now my heat was on a medium little setting next I'm going to season in the rule with garlic powder onion powder and black pepper I'm using the eyeball method being careful not to over season I recommend that if you try this be light with the seasonings and taste as you go because you can build the flavor of your gravy all right so keep in mind my heat is still turned down which is very important because if you accidentally burn your Roux at this point there's no turning back and you'll have a burnt taste in your gravy so you definitely don't want to do that also for flavor you can use chopped onions instead of onion powder to do that you would just need to add the chopped onions to your butter and flour while making the real [Music] just before adding the broth I decrease the heat a little I'm using one cup of beef balls and adding it in slowly little by little you can use chicken broth as well or you can use both so I'm starting this pretty rapidly here and once the gravy thickens then I'm gonna add more broth now this is optional I'm using 1 teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce to add some more flavor to the gravy I recommend that if you have some on hand go ahead and throw some in there these next three herbs are also optional but recommended use according to taste thyme rosemary and dried basil so from here the gravy is done tasted and add more pepper if needed and a pinch or two of salt and build according to your preference you can turn your stove down to allow this to simmer actually add in more spices that's the gravy sits it will thicken and then you can go back in and add more broth or water to thin it out so I title this video part one and I am gonna revisit this at another date I know that this gravy can taste much better with the actual fat and drippings of meat versus using canned beef broth or canned chicken broth so I hope you guys enjoyed this video if you make this brown gravy let me know what you think in the comments and I will see you guys in my next video [Music]

Channel: The Simple Way

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Keywords: how to make brown gravy from scratch, how to make gravy, brown gravy recipe, easy gravy recipe, chicken gravy, turkey gravy, homemade gravy, simple homemade gravy recipe, delicious brown gravy, learn to make gravy from scratch

Id: wHPMJkMf3mM

Length: 3min 45sec (225 seconds)

Published: Wed May 06 2020

Reddit Comments

[u/Fuckmeshoes]

You had a great roux going! Nice job!

I haven’t used rosemary and basil before-I’ll have to try that. I usually just add garlic powder, pepper, and Better Than Boullion for depth.

I’m happy to see a gravy video for people to learn from! Idk about you but it kills me when I see jarred or powdered gravy in the store! I’m simultaneously heartbroken and disgusted.

[u/Charles_Leviathan]

I make it pretty much the way you do except if I'm making gravy I usually cooked meat so I'll use deglazed pan drippings instead of stock.

[u/[deleted]]

Good gravy!

I use a whisk the entire time for easier storing. Also I add soy sauce for umami flavor.