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Gravy Mix Recipe


This gravy makes a beef flavored brown gravy for use on meats, poultry, mashed potatoes or whatever. It is prepared in bulk, in advance, then whenever you want a brown gravy, simply mix a few tablespoons with water and cook to desired thickness. It is important to note that, as with all gravy, the final outcome is totally determined by your skill as a cook. The gravy mix will indeed make gravy, however, it may not be eatable if you do not add your cooking skills.

Tips: The thickness of gravy will change dramatically according to:
1. The amount of thickening agent (cornstarch in this instance)
2. Temperature of the gravy
3. How long it is cooked.
Therefore it is necessary for you to gain the experience in cooking gravy to a point where you can look at the gravy while stirring and know what it will be like when placed on the table.

Tip: As with all your cooking, you should always taste the gravy as a final step before removing from the stove. This means tasting two or even three spoonsful. It is difficult to accurately judge flavor with just one small taste. Then you must add ingredients until you get the results you want. Generally, salt is the final ingredient added to taste. Remember, you can always add salt but you can not take it out, so use care.

If the gravy is too thin, add thickening agent and/or cook longer. If it is too thick, add water.

Ingredients
* 1-1/3 cups cornstarch
* 8 Tablespoons beef-bouillon granules (or 8 beef bouillon cubes crushed into a powder)
* 4 teaspoons instant-coffee
* 4 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder
* 3 teaspoons onion powder
* 2 tablespoons garlic powder
* 2 tablespoons salt
* 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
* 1 teaspoon paprika
Directions
1. Combine all ingredients, mix well and store in a sealed container.
Making Gravy
1. As a starting point, bring 1 cup of water to a boil.
2. In a cup, add 4 tablespoons of the gravy mix to 1/4 cup COLD water and mix until throughly dissolved.
3. Stir 3/4 of the cup of dissolved gravy mix into the boiling water. Stir constantly.
4. Simmer 2 or 3 minutes watching the thickness of the gravy. If too thin, add the rest of the gravy mix. If too thick add water.
5. Taste the gravy and add any spices needed to your taste.
6. Remove from heat and serve steaming hot.

Note 1: Be aware that the gravy will thicken more as it cools so don't get it too thick while cooking.
Note 2: If you want more gravy than the 1 cup of water makes, simply add more water and gravy mix and follow the same procedure above.

Some people like thin gravy and some like thick. Some like mild gravy that does not overpower the food and some like robust gravy with a punch. Only experience will tell you the proper mix of ingredients and cooking method that produces gravy you like. We suggest you make a trial test batch of gravy before putting any on the table for your family. Adjust the recipe in your trial batch until you get the perfect gravy. Don't forget to write down any changes you make to the recipe so you can reproduce it the next time.





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