Gravy is a type of sauce, an old traditional English recipe, usually made from the juices that naturally run from meat or vegetables during cooking. Ready made cubes and powders can also be used as a substitute for natural meat or vegetable extracts. Canned gravys are also available. Gravy is commonly served with a roast dinner, Sunday roasts, meatloaf, rice^[1], or with mashed or other popular types of potato dishes. Gravy is a type of sauce, usually made from the juices that naturally run from meat or vegetables during cooking. ... For other uses, see Sauce (disambiguation). ... This article is about the food. ... For other uses, see Vegetable (disambiguation). ... Cooking is the act of preparing food. ... A bouillon cube (US) or stock cube (UK) is dehydrated broth (bouillon in French) or stock formed into a small cube (about 15 mm on a side). ... “Roast” redirects here. ... Sunday roast consisting of roast beef, roast potatoes, vegetables and yorkshire pudding The Sunday roast is a traditional British main meal served on Sundays (usually in the early afternoon), and consisting of roasted meat together with accompaniments. ... This article is about the meat dish. ... For other uses, see Rice (disambiguation). ... Mashed potatoes. ...

Gravy

Gravy Granules

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Thickened gravy

Gravies are often thickened with a starch, starting with a roux made of wheat flour, cornstarch/cornflour, or arrowroot. The liquids from cooked meat, the liquids from dissolved bouillon cubes/stock cubes, or stock are added gradually to the mixture, while continually stirring to ensure that it mixes properly and the thickener doesn't clump. In some recipes the animal fat in the roux may be omitted as part of the base due to its saturated fat content. It may be replaced with cornstarch/cornflour alone (see cowboy roux) or is sometimes omitted entirely. Gravy is the best stuff on mash potatos! Cool,huh?! Starch (CAS# 9005-25-8, chemical formula (C6H10O5)n,[1]) is a mixture of amylose and amylopectin (usually in 20:80 or 30:70 ratios). ... Roux (IPA: ) (pronounced like the English word rue) is a mixture of wheat flour and fat. ... For other uses, see Flour (disambiguation). ... Products treated with cornstarch Cornstarch, or cornflour, is the starch of the maize grain, commonly known as corn. ... Binomial name Maranta arundinacea L. Arrowroot, or obedience plant, (Maranta arundinacea) is a large perennial herb of genus Maranta found in rainforest habitats. ... A bouillon cube (US) or stock cube (UK) is dehydrated broth (bouillon in French) or stock formed into a small cube (about 15 mm on a side). ... Stock is a flavoured liquid. ... Saturated fat is fat that consists of triglycerides containing only saturated fatty acids. ... Roux (IPA: ) (pronounced like the English word rue) is a mixture of wheat flour and fat. ...

Types of gravy

• Shay's gravy is a term used for juices naturally emanating from meat joints during roasting served unadulterated as gravy.
• Giblet gravy has the giblets of turkey or chicken added when it is to be served with those types of poultry, or uses stock made from the giblets.
• Onion gravy is made from large quantities of slowly sweated, chopped onions mixed with stock and wine. Commonly served with sausages and mash, chops, or other grilled or fried meat cuts which by way of the cooking method would not produce their own gravy.
• White gravy may contain milk or cream but most often it is simply meat drippings to which white flour has been added. This may also be known as cream gravy, country gravy, or sawmill gravy. Sometimes little bits of meat are mixed into the gravy. This is the gravy typically used in biscuits and gravy and chicken fried steak.
• Redeye gravy is a gravy made from the drippings of ham fried in a skillet/frying pan. The pan is deglazed with coffee or water. Coffee is the traditional method. A small amount of sugar is often added also. This gravy is a staple of Southern U.S. cuisine and is usually served over ham, grits or biscuits.
• Tomato gravy is a gravy made from canned tomatoes, flour, and usually a small amount of fat. This is a Southern U.S. dish.
• Vegetarian gravy is gravy made suitable for vegetarians. One recipe uses vegetarian stock cubes with corn flour as a thickener (Cowboy Roux), which is whisked into boiling water. Sometimes vegetable juices are added, which may give the gravy a dark green color. There are also commercially produced gravy granules which are suitable for both vegetarians and vegans.

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Cuisines

A popular American dish is mashed potatoes and gravy. Gravy is also commonly eaten with pork, chicken, lamb, turkey, beef, meatloaf, American style biscuits, Yorkshire pudding, and stuffing. One Southern American variation is chocolate gravy eaten with American biscuits. In Australia, Canada and the UK, chips and gravy is seen as a popular dish. It is also common with traditional "Sunday Roast". Gravy is an integral part of the Canadian dish poutine. A Southern U.S. dish that has gravy is chicken fried steak. For other uses, see Potato (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Pork (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... It has been suggested that Lambing be merged into this article or section. ... For other uses, see Beef (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Biscuit (disambiguation). ... Sunday roast consisting of roast beef, roast potatoes, vegetables and Yorkshire pudding Wikibooks Cookbook has an article on Yorkshire Pudding Yorkshire pudding is an English savoury dish made from batter. ... In cooking, stuffing is usually a mixture of various ingredients used to fill a cavity in another food item. ... French fries on a plate. ... Sunday roast consisting of roast beef, roast potatoes, vegetables and yorkshire pudding The Sunday roast is a traditional British main meal served on Sundays (usually in the early afternoon), and consisting of roasted meat together with accompaniments. ... Poutine Poutine (pronunciation in IPA as heard in Quebec French — listen to it in . ... For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ... Chicken fried steak, served with mashed potatoes and baked beans. ...

In British cuisine, the word gravy only refers to the meat based sauce derived from meat juices, stock cubes or gravy granules. Use of the word 'gravy' does not include other thickened sauces.

In many parts of Asia, particularly India, Malaysia and Singapore, the word "gravy" is used to refer to any thickened liquid part of a dish. For example, the liquid part of a thick curry may be referred to as gravy. Go Gray.com For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ... This article is about the dish. ...

Cultural use

See also: gravy (disambiguation)

Gravy, and its perceived richness, have contributed to its use in several cultural contexts: Gravy is a type of sauce, usually made from the juices that naturally run from meat or vegetables during cooking. ...

• The idiom "gravy train", used to refer to any lucrative endeavor.
• More recently, in African-American neighborhoods, gravy is slang for an attractive female. ^{[citation needed]}
• Also used as slang for extra benefits in the idiom "everything else is gravy."

Gravy train is an idiomatic expression which is used to refer to any endeavor that can be completed without much work input. ...

References

1. ^ http://www.realcajunrecipes.com/recipes/cajun/rice-gravy/119.rcr

See also

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• Cuisine of the Southern United States

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External links

• Gravy Recipes Over 100 popular gravy recipes at Allrecipes.com