can you freeze gravy?

zubezube

Hi everyone, we have just had a delicious chicken made from one of the recipies in the slow cooker thread (chicken in a crock). I used the juices and the onions that were in the crock to make a gravy which was gorgeous but far too much of it. So sorry for the daft question but can i freeze whats left as it is too nice to waste.
Thanks

Andybez38

YES. Yes you can freeze gravy. hope you have a lovely meal again in which you can reheat your lovely gravy

Chrismojam

'Gravy tends to separate and curdle when thawed. It is better to freeze broth and make gravy just before
serving. Waxy rice flour or waxy corn flour can be used as a thickener, or add 1/4 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
to each quart of gravy before freezing.'

Got that from the food freezing guide that Queenie has just posted on the thread can you freeze pasta salad..very useful:D

zubezube

Thanks i will give it a try, maybe if i whisk it up it will still be as nice.
I did a search but didn't see food freezing guide, thanks for the pointer will go and have a look and see what i've been wasting all these years when i could probably have frozen it, cheers

Chrismojam

zubezube wrote:

Thanks I did a search but didn't see food freezing guide,

five posts down from yours on the MS old style board:D

newMS

freeze it ? today i did beef brisket (was yummy but all gone ) but i'm left with lots of gravy and i dont reallt feel i should throw it away cos its full of all the meaty goodness, will i be able to freeze it ? its made with oxo with carrots and onions in and i put a bit of gravy thickening in at the end to ......... well thicken it lol.....

thanks for any suggestions, not posted in this particular section before but read regulary and really enjoy all the posts.

p.s i've been using stardrops for years, its commonplace in my family

black-saturn

yes I freeze gravy and stock all the time. If theres excess liquid in a slow cooker meal I freeze it and have it as soup another day.

newMS

thanks for that, will freeze it in 2 lots then as theres quite a lot

Bambam

Yes, you can freeze it, and you can even re-heat it straight from frozen (provided it is piping hot before serving). It may be a little thinner 'second time round' but you can thicken it again with your usual gravy thickener or granules.

thriftlady_2

Always freeze leftover gravy- you never know when you might need a bit of gravy. It's useful for adding to soups,pie fillings and stews as well as pouring over your sausages

kittiwoz

My housemate doesn't cook often but when he does it is normally some sort of meat (often rather classy from the organic deli he works at) casseroled or stewed in buckets of gravy made with the best part of a bottle of red wine. I get the leftover gravy. I freeze it in ice-cube trays and then I put all the little cubes in a tied-off carrier bag and store them like that.