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Homemade Chicken Gravy

24 Reviews

Prep: 5 min
Cook: 25 min
Ready In: 30 min

“Make an easy homemade gravy out of chicken stock, heavy cream, butter, and flour.” - by Chef John

Ingredients

1/2 cup unsalted butter
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 quart cold chicken stock
1/3 cup heavy cream
salt and ground white pepper to taste
1 pinch cayenne pepper

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Original recipe yields 8 servings

Directions

Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Whisk in flour until fragrant, 10 to 12 minutes.
Gradually whisk in cold stock. Reduce heat to low. Bring gravy to a simmer, and cook and stir until 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 pepper.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (8 total)

Calories
170 cal
8%

Fat
15.6 g
24%

Carbs
6.8 g
2%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Baking Nana

Jan. 28, 2012

"OH BOY! This is REAL Chicken Gravy! Don't be afraid to cook your roux - if needs to be cooked slowly to a blonde stage - like Chef John says it will smell like pie crust. Good chicken stock makes..." See more a huge difference with this gravy. I did add a pinch of cayenne pepper to the roux along with some white pepper. Then proceeded as directed....taste tasted and added a bit more. Will I make again? You bet!"

DadChef35

Feb. 6, 2012

"Just ok. I dont know if the cream was a good addition. It was looking beautiful (color and texture) before i added the cream. It lost the "look" of what i consider chicken gravy. Easy recipe for t..." See morehe novice though"