Easy & Perfect Gravy

The thickener in this recipe is the beloved and traditional French Roux. The method highlighted in this gravy recipe is the very same professional technique that is the standard in almost all gourmet sauces and soups. Learn how to create amazingly smooth and durable sauces that will showcase your knowledge and mastery in the kitchen.

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How to Bring Ordinary Gravy Based Recipes From Good to

Fantastic!

Meat recipes smothered in delicious soupy gravies, if done correctly, all begin with the humble little French roux. This, easy to learn, technique can transform a good (but ordinary) recipe into an amazing meat dish smothered in 'ooo la la' fabulous sauces, not to mention that this technique is the base for creating creamy soups that taste and feel deliciously complicated, French and way more gourmet.

Gravy is a thickened sauce made with pan drippings from roasting a peice of meat, it can also be made from stock or broth without pan drippings.

The technique highlighted in this gravy recipe is the very same professional technique that is the standard in many sauce recipes, such as the Saucy Tarrogon Chicken, pictured. These sauces, smooth and amazing, begin as easy and humble soups and gravies that are catapulted into exciting, new gourmet soups and sauces simply by introducing more adventurous liquids, creams, and spices, taking the common French roux, into an entirely new and direction.

Why a French roux, why not just dump in some ole-fashioned flour and water drizzle?

Not only is the French roux way more delicious, because it cooks the flour, transforming it into a fragrantly new version of itself, but the roux technique actually fries the flour in a way that lifts its common taste into a flavor-bouquet that cannot be obtained through any other cooking technique.

A well-done roux creates strength. Other sauces, soups, and gravies will invariably and quickly fall apart, separating into liquid and solids. The roux, however, will not fall apart, breaking up into its elements. The humble roux has amazing staying power that will maintain the complexity of your wonderful meal, until the very last morsel is devoured.