Homemade Gravy

Gravy is so easy to make there is really no reason to buy it in a jar anymore. It can be made in less than 10 minutes with 3 ingredients. If you read the post on how to make Potato and Carrot Top Soup you learned how to make a roux; if not you are about to learn how. If you have cooked meat, like a turkey, and have pan drippings you can use those to get extra flavor in your gravy if not you can just substitute butter. 

Place 2 Tablespoons of butter and 2 Tablespoons of whole wheat flour in a sauce pan. Whisk together as the butter melts. You want to keep the mixture moving so it stays nice and creamy, no lumpy gravy here. This is a roux. Keep the butter and flour moving until it thickens a little. 





Stir in 1 - 1 1/2 cups of broth depending on what kind of gravy you want. For example, I needed beef gravy so I used beef broth. Whisk the flour mixture into the broth as you pour it in. Bring the broth to a boil and simmer for about 5 minutes or until it has thickened whisking almost constantly.

That's it - you have homemade gravy. If you want to add some more flavor to it you can add finely diced onions to the butter and flour while making the roux. You can also add salt, pepper, or herbs, like sage or thyme, to the gravy as it is simmering.

Cost Break Down!!

2 Tablespoons of butter costs me $0.15, 2 Tablespoons of whole wheat flour is $0.07, and 1 1/2 cups of beef broth cost me $.75

All together I made about 1 cup of gravy for $0.97!