Easy Homemade Brown Gravy

This easy brown gravy recipe has only FIVE ingredients, is made without drippings, and is perfect on meatloaf, potatoes, or whatever you like to pour gravy over!

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As much as I love the packets of powdered gravy, I wanted to graduate to homemade gravy. A version I could make from scratch without drippings, because I never have those.

My first gravy-making experience was as a dipping sauce for my turkey & stuffing egg rolls and while it was delicious, I wanted a darker, beef gravy for meatloaf and mashed potatoes and came up with this recipe that is so good & so easy!

INGREDIENTS:

Brown gravy is made of onion, butter, beef broth, water, and corn starch. That’s it! Minimal ingredients and so easy to make.

GRAVY ADDITIONS:

Want to jazz up your gravy? Here are some additions that would be really good:

• Mushrooms
• Fresh herbs – thyme, sage, parsley…
• Splash of wine
• Splash of soy sauce – will darken the gravy & add flavor

HOW TO MAKE THE GRAVY:

First, to a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat and add the minced onion. Cook and stir until the onion is tender.

Next, add the beef broth and stir occasionally for 5 minutes.

Then, in a small bowl, make a slurry by adding the water and cornstarch and mixing together until smooth. Once fully mixed, pour the slurry into the gravy & stir to distribute and thicken.

HOW TO THICKEN GRAVY:

You’ll make a slurry of water and cornstarch then add it to the beef broth. That is what thickens it up beautifully. If you don’t have cornstarch, you can substitute flour.

HOW LONG DOES GRAVY LAST?

Gravy should be used within 2-3 days of making it. Any longer than that, you’ll want to either freeze it (up to a few months) or toss it.

TOOLS FOUND ON AMAZON TO HELP YOU:

• Sauce Pan – A good non-stick, dishwasher safe covered sauce pan is a great addition to the kitchen.
• Silicone Spatulas – I love these one-piece, heat safe, silicone spatulas. I use them daily.
• Onion/Vegetable Chopper – This chopper makes dicing onion easy and tear-free.
• Gravy Boat – There are so many pretty gravy boats! My local HomeGoods store had many to choose from and most were around $5.

Brown Gravy

Melissa Williams | Persnickety Plates

This easy brown gravy recipe, made without drippings, is perfect on meatloaf, potatoes, or whatever you like gravy on!

4.5 from 12 votes

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 10 mins

Total Time 15 mins

Course Main Course, Side Dish

Cuisine American

Servings 2 cups

Calories 156 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 4 Tb onion minced
• 2 Tb butter
• 2 cups beef broth
• 4 Tb water
• 2 Tb cornstarch

Instructions

 

• To a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add in the onions and cook and stir until tender.
• Add in the beef broth and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Make a slurry by adding the water and cornstarch to a small bowl and mixing together with a fork.
• Pour the slurry into the saucepan and cook for 1 minute or until thickened.
• Pour into a gravy boat & serve!

Notes

Store covered in the fridge for 2-3 days.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 156kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 3gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 996mgPotassium: 159mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 350IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 14mgIron: 1mg

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