5 Unexpected Ingredients That Will Give Your Gravy a Kick

Tasting Table ^ | 11/17/16 | ANDREW BUI

[yldstrk]

found some!

[Larry Lucido]

Keep yo glutamates outta mah gravy! Keep yo mama’s glutamates outta mah gravy too!

[antidisestablishment]

Umami wears army boots...

[latina4dubya]

i start with a fat--usually clean lard... then i slowly add flour making, in a sense, a roux--and brown the flour... you have to keep stirring so the flour does not burn... it will turn a light brown/tan... make sure you use enough... i then slowly add chicken broth and continue to stir/mix... (you can use this basic base to make several different sauces)... add the turkey drippings... you must keep stirring--on a warm burner so it thickens... at the very end, i toss in a dollop of real butter... it adds another layer of richness... salt and pepper... i use a wooden spoon... if you want your gravy dark in color, you can add Kitchen Bouquet browning and seasoning...

i use the same base for enchilada sauce, for which i receive high compliments... a fat, flour, chicken broth and chili powder--which i get from New Mexico--or i use dried chili pods and go from there...

mis dos centavos... adelante...

[yldstrk]

thank you

[visualops]

Kitchen Bouquet is a staple of mine for added flavor to roasts, stews and gravies (it’s great inside a roast chicken). It is basically a reduced (concentrated) version of what you’d have if you made a flavor stock from scratch.
Worcestershire is actually a substitute for soy sauce if you have a soy allergy like I do. I make lo mein using allspice, honey, and Worcestershire.

[visualops]

My orange chicken (which would work with turkey or pork) the ingredients call for 1 orange rind and juice, tarragon, orange juice, chicken broth, tawny port, cloves, cinnamon and chives. 1/2 the rind and the tarragon go inside the bird, basted with the orange juice. make a roux with flour and butter, add broth and port, cook 2 minutes. while simmering add spices. cook 15 minutes more, adding salt and pepper to taste. so you could perhaps modify that as a base for gravy.