THE FIRST TIME I EVER MADE GOOD GRAVY! The kitchen gods were smiling on me today, my friends. You cooks out there will probably scoff at my inability to ever make decent gravy, but I tell you it has been a very real and very serious problem for me for almost a decade. I just can't ever seem to get it right! Until today. Here are some factors that may or may not have helped:
butter
a fat/drippings separator
drippings from a roast cooked overnight in garlic and a packet of Italian dressing seasoning (too simple to be good, you might think, but you are wrong. It IS good, and even better because it is simple)
potato water
flour
a strainer
very low expectations
a two liter of Diet Coke (drunk by the cook, not put in the gravy...although....)
a midday meal instead of an evening meal (could I have been less tired? less fed-up with life in general at 2pm than at 6 pm?)
stake conference
a snowstorm
a new shirt from Forever 21
a broken nail
a bad night's sleep
a single light bulb not working in the lights above my stove
I don't know what it was, exactly. Maybe I'll never know. But something magical happened today, something I will never forget.
I'm so excited for you! My secret to good gravy is to have David make it--works every time! Congrats on great gravy (i'm sure it's all in the wrist action and the 2-liters of DC)
ReplyDeleteI had given up. Maybe I'll try again with all of these components.
ReplyDeletecongratulations!
ReplyDeleteI guess making good gravy would make Italy seem okay.
ReplyDeleteI finally had to have my mother-in-law came and teach me how to make good gravy. She was a "master"!
ReplyDeleteHope you, Mike and the kids had a great Christmas, Carly. I loved your Christmas card. Happy birthday to Holden in two days. Can you believe he'll be 8?! Jackson's not too far behind.
ReplyDeleteGravy was a tricky one for me as well! I love to cook, but that one about did me in. My favorite way is to have gravy with the "2nd" meal of the roast. That way I can chill the drippings, skim off all of the fat, and so feel good about eating gravy. The whole roux thing sounds okay, but those calories . . .
ReplyDeleteLoved your pics of Italy. (I know, I'm a little behind.) Congrats to Holden - you guys must be getting old. :)