Make your own instant gravy powder ?

troll35

My thoughts were on the lines that maybe swishter didn't freeze all the spare wine??;) .....but for my sins I'm reading this after imbibing of a couple of glasses myself:D

looby-loo_2

I make my gravy like Swishter but without Mariold (not heard of that but will look). Just like my mum taught me.
Sorry to ask but what is 'gravy powder'? I've heard of gravy browning in a bottle as my MIL used that but I've never used it or do you mean a crumbled Oxo cube?

odds-n-sods

Bisto is an instant gravy - jsut add water. THat's what the OP is talking about, not a browning or a boullion cube. Never used it myself, much prefer to make my own from teh juices in teh pan.

lynzpower

I agree the nearest thing you could get to this wouyld be freezing it. i use comptons gravy salt after reading about it on here and Ive never looked back its gorgous. I usually use a stock cube to make up instead of pan juices etc

I think the thing with hydrogenated fats is thgat they are used to create a texture that otherwise wouldnt exist INSTANTLY. cornflour, flavours etc wouldnt have that same instant thickedning without boiling i dont think

msmicawber

I think the sugars are probably carmelised sugar to give colour, which you could do yourself.

I don't use any gravey powders or granules, I just use cornflour dissolved in a little water with a dash of soy sauce for colour, then stir it into the meat juice at the same time as I stir in the vegetable water. Any left over gravy can be refridgerated or frozen.

dreams_R_free

I recently did a survey and was asked to do a follow-up by testing 2 different types of gravy granules. We don't usually use these, I try to make my own gravy using meat juices/oxo cubes with veg water and thickening. So it was a new experience for us.

Both gravies were quite salty compared to our HM and didn't go down too well at first but it is amazing how quickly we got used to them:eek: . They were full-size jars so plenty to go at. One of them did have a really nice roast meat flavour though and it turns out it was Bisto Best Granules in the 'new' formulation they are introducing. Not quite so salty and I might even buy it at a pinch for quickness.