Easy Brown Gravy (No Drippings)

5 from 2 votes

Easy Brown Gravy (No Drippings)

This Brown Gravy Recipe is a favorite in the household because it's so simple yet flavorful. Pour this homemade beef gravy on everything from mashed potatoes to turkey breast. Made with pantry staples, you'll find this recipe easy on the wallet, too!

Prep Time5

Cook Time20

Total Time25

Course: Sauce/Dip

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Author: Brianna May

Equipment

Ingredients

4 Tablespoons unsalted butter
2 shallots, diced finely
6 cloves garlic, minced finely
1/2 Tablespoon EACH fresh chopped rosemary and sage
fresh pepper
4 Tablespoons all purpose flour
1/4 cup dry white wine, optional
2 cups beef or chicken stock
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

Instructions

In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Cook and whisk until brown bits form in the bottom of the butter. This will take about 4-5 minutes. The butter will boil and then get frothy on top. (See photo above).
4 Tablespoons unsalted butter
Reduce the heat to low. Sauté the shallots for 10-15 minutes.
2 shallots, diced finely
Add the garlic, rosemary, sage, and pepper. Sauté for 2 minutes.
6 cloves garlic, minced finely, 1/2 Tablespoon EACH fresh chopped rosemary and sage, fresh pepper
Add the flour and sauté for another 2 minutes.
4 Tablespoons all purpose flour
Deglaze the pan with the white wine if using. Cook until the wine has reduced.
1/4 cup dry white wine, optional
Slowly add about 1/2 cup of the broth at a time while whisking. Do not add more broth until the current broth has combined. At first, it will look like a paste, and then it will thin out. Repeat this with all of the broth. Stir in the Worcestershire sauce. Taste and season with salt. If it tastes bland, it just needs salt.
2 cups beef or chicken stock, 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

Notes

Herbs: If you do not have fresh herbs use 1/2 teaspoon of each dried as a replacement in this brown gravy recipe. If you do not like rosemary or sage, replace one or both with thyme.
Add the broth slowly and whisk. To create the best brown gravy recipe (easy), slowly add the broth and mix as you add it. Adding the stock in little by little will reduce the likeliness of lumps in your gravy.
Taste and add salt. Whenever making a dish like this brown gravy recipe, it's necessary to taste it before adding salt. Since ingredients like stock and Worcestershire already have sodium, it can be easy to overdo it with salt. Tasting the gravy first allows you to better control the flavor.

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