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Homemade Chicken Gravy
Chicken gravy made from scratch is simple with Chef John's recipe! Start with a basic blonde roux, add high-quality stock and cream, and you'll never buy powdered packets again!
Makes:8 servings
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 quart cold chicken stock, or more if needed
- ⅓ cup heavy cream
- salt and ground white pepper to taste
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper
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Directions
Prep:Cook:25 mReady:25 m
- Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Gradually whisk in flour, reduce heat to low, and stir until the roux has turned golden and smells like a cooked pie crust, 10 to 12 minutes.
- Whisk in about 2 cups of cold stock, a little at a time, stirring to remove any lumps. Add remaining 2 cups stock.
- Cook, stirring occasionally, until gravy is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, 10 to 15 minutes.
- Stir in heavy cream, and season with salt, white pepper, and cayenne. Taste and if the gravy still tastes starchy, let it simmer a little longer, adding more cold stock if necessary.
- Serve hot and enjoy!