Making gravy when you haven't had a roast. How?

jan59

Anyone have a gravy from scratch recipe, without using meat juices? What do you do when you want to use up the roast meat from Sunday (if theres any left!) and cook a 'dinner' again on the MOnday?

I hate the gravy granules stuff that I've tried and I was in M&S today and their made up gravy was £1.99 a pouch! Ouch!!

Cheers

Jay-Jay_4

If I have enough meat for Monday I make more gravy on the Sunday then add more water on Monday to make it go further and also because it's always thicker the day after.

Or, If we're having something like sausages and hubby wants gravy I'll fry an onion on low until it goes quite dark then stir in some beef stock (water and Oxo), maybe a dash of Lea & Perrins or maybe half a teaspoon of Marmite then simmer for 10 mins. Add cornflour to thicken.

I've recently discovered that Bisto gravy granuals are sort of ok tasting so I add a spoonful to any gravy for extra flavour.

jan59

Jay-Jay wrote:

Or, If we're having something like sausages and hubby wants gravy I'll fry an onion on low until it goes quite dark then stir in some beef stock (water and Oxo), maybe a dash of Lea & Perrins or maybe half a teaspoon of Marmite then simmer for 10 mins. Add cornflour to thicken.

I've recently discovered that Bisto gravy granuals are sort of ok tasting so I add a spoonful to any gravy for extra flavour.

Thanks for your ideas Jay-Jay, I like the idea of L&P or Marmite (mmmmmm)!

Not sure about the granules though - my old mum had an aversion to Bisto that I never quite understood, but which has obviously affected me deeply!!!!

taurusgb

Most gravy granules contain the dreaded hydrogenated vegetable oil, and oxo contain monosudiam glutamate (spelling??? - it's been a long day!)....Anyway, I either use swiss boullion powder or kelloo vegetable stock cubes, which are organic and not too expensive if you live near an Asda, these dissolved in boiling water, thickened with flour and darkened with a smidgeon of gravy browning, make a very tasty gravy...of course if you have vegetable water left over that adds flavour and nutrition.

jan59

taurusgb wrote:

Most gravy granules contain the dreaded hydrogenated vegetable oil, and oxo contain monosudiam glutamate (spelling??? - it's been a long day!)....Anyway, I either use swiss boullion powder or kelloo vegetable stock cubes, which are organic and not too expensive if you live near an Asda, these dissolved in boiling water, thickened with flour and darkened with a smidgeon of gravy browning, make a very tasty gravy...of course if you have vegetable water left over that adds flavour and nutrition.

I'll have a look in Asda - cheers

Horasio

I used bisto made with water, add some port and cranberry sauce. I managed to add some beef juices too and it was fab

Be wary of those granules, Oxo stocks, they have MSG (Monosodium Glutamate) in them - my husband is allergic to it - gives him hallucinations :eek:

jan59

CCStar wrote:

I used bisto made with water, add some port and cranberry sauce. I managed to add some beef juices too and it was fab

Be wary of those granules, Oxo stocks, they have MSG (Monosodium Glutamate) in them - my husband is allergic to it - gives him hallucinations :eek:

Like the idea of the added port and cranberry sauce

Crikey, MSG a shocker for both of you!! Is it scary when he's having them? Does he remember what he sees??

kittiwoz

I was a veggie til quite recently and used to make "gravy" like this (think this is from Rose Elliot if I remeber right):

Fry half a sliced onion in a tablespoon of oil. Add a heaped tspn of flour and cook til it browns. Gradually add water in the same way you would add milk to make a white sauce. I flavour it with marmite , mustard and a bay leaf and simmer it for about 10 mins. I also add a splash of red wine if I have any.

If I was having a lighter tasting meal like a mushroom pie I sometimes just used to make up some Swiss Bouillon powder and use that. It makes a vegtable stock that tastes a lot like chicken soup. It's quite expensive but very good. You might also be able to get soup powder for chicken or chicken flavour soup. Telma is a brand that I have tried and thought was very nice. If your supermarket has a kosher section you'd probably find it there but it might be difficult to get hold of otherwise.

owey

Flour, oxo and use the water from your veg, don't forget to strain yummy .

skintchick

CCStar wrote:

I used bisto made with water, add some port and cranberry sauce. I managed to add some beef juices too and it was fab

Be wary of those granules, Oxo stocks, they have MSG (Monosodium Glutamate) in them - my husband is allergic to it - gives him hallucinations :eek:

My dad's allergic to it as well - makes him puff up :eek:

tanith

I discovered that on another thread that gravy granules have so much trans fat in , so I threw mine in the bin and got some bisto powder and made my own last week it was much tastier just using the meat juices , potatoe water and bisto powder , thickened a little with flour.... I am making an effort to try and cut out all the rubbish they put in every damn thing.......but sometimes its b----y hard