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roast beef and brown gravy

Homemade Brown Gravy Recipe

Sunday dinners are special occasions where families and friends gather around the table to enjoy a delicious meal. Roast beef is a classic dish for our Sunday dinner, but it's not complete without a rich, flavorful brown gravy and homemade mashed potatoes.

Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword brown gravy, brown gravy recipe, gravy recipe, homemade gravy, roast beef gravy
Servings 8

Ingredients

  • Drippings from a roasted beef + 3 tablespoons of oil (vegetable, avocado, or canola)
  • ½ cup flour
  • 6-8 cups water (add in 6, if too thick, thin out with more water)
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 tbsp Kitchen Bouquet Beef Seasoning
  • 1 tbsp beef base or beef bouillon.

Instructions

  1. After removing the roasted beef from the oven, remove the roast from the pan and let rest while you make the gravy.

    Classic roast beef recipe
  2. Place the roast pan back on the stove and turn the heat to medium high and add in the flour.

    brown gravy drippings making a roux
  3. Stir the flour into the oil and drippings with a whisk and keep stirring until the flour mixture starts to bubble up. Let cook for a minute or so until everything is smooth and there are no lumps of flour.

  4. Slowly pour in the water while stirring constantly to prevent lumps from forming. If I'm making mashed potatoes, I drain the potatoes after boiling them and save the potato water for the gravy. See my notes in the blog post for more about this little trick I use. You can use cold tap water or try my potato water trick.

    brown gravy recipe
  5. Continue to stir the mixture until it thickens and comes to a simmer.

  6. Reduce the heat to low and let the gravy simmer for a few minutes until it reaches the desired consistency.

    thickened gravy from beef roast
  7. Season the gravy with salt and pepper to taste and add in kitchen bouquet and the beef boullion and stir. I like mine salty so don't be afraid to add more salt and pepper to your liking. Be sure to taste it first!

  8. Serve the gravy hot with the roasted beef and mashed potatoes.

    mashed potatoes and gravy