How Do You Make Flawless Brown Gravy From Scratch?
Making a silky, lump-less gravy is not at all hard! All you have to do is follow some basic steps and your final result will be completely successful. Have you ever been passed a gravy boat full of substance that resembles glue? How about glue full of lumps? I have and it was not a pretty site! Well glue-like gravy no more! Let us make a perfect sauce for our mashed potatoes! The first thing you need to do is make a stock from the giblets excepting the liver. You can use the tail if you want, as well. Rinse off the giblets and place them into a small heavy pot. Add 1 carrot, halved; 2 smashed garlic cloves; 1/4 of a yellow onion, sliced and 1 celery stalk (preferably with leaves), halved. Cover everything with water and bring to a boil. Cover the pot and reduce the heat. Let your stock simmer for at least 90 minutes, until you have a nicely concentrated stock. Do not season the stock with salt and pepper as you will add the flavor with the brown bits from your roasting pan. Once the st
