Gravy for Roast Meat - American Recipe

Gravy for Roast Meat

🌍 American, American Home Cooking Difficulty: ●○○○○

🍳 Equipment: Large spoon, Bowl

A fundamental gravy for roast meat used across many classic American recipes.

Ingredients

• ¼ cup liquid from roasting-pan
• ¼ cup flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• Pepper
• 2 cups hot water

Method

1. After — the meat has been taken from the roasting-pan, pour off into a bowl all but about ¼ cup of the liquid in the pan.
2. With — a large spoon, rub and mix the flour into the liquid in the pan.
3. Put — the pan over the fire, slowly add the hot water while stirring constantly, and allow the mixture to cook until it thickens and boils.
4. Add — salt and pepper.

Tags: pepper, flour · Source: The Plain Sailing Cook Book (1922)