I just roasted a cornish hen, and now I want to make gravy?!
Can I use milk? Any other suggestions?
Thanks in advance.
Answers: There's a lot of yummy looking bits and grease in the bottom of the roasting pan. I want to make a gravy but I'm out of stock.
Can I use milk? Any other suggestions?
Thanks in advance.
Take the drippings and add a good handful of flour to it in a saucepan. Cook in saucepan over medium heat until it is well mixed and smooth. Add milk (don't let it boil) and stir constantly until mixture thickens. Add in a few drops of soy sauce and a good splash of pepper!! This is exactly the gravy I use to make turkey gravy for thanksgiving and it is fabulous!
Here's what you could do:
1. drain the pan of the grease into a bowl. You don't want to use all that grease for gravy but you do want to use just a little bit.
2. use a bit of water to dilute the brown solid bits.
3. When it's diluted, pour in a bit of the grease (just a bit) and milk. The reason you don't want to sue milk in step 2 is because boiling milk can curdle it and that's not good.
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Another approach:
1. pour grease into a bowl reserving just a little bit in the pan.
2. stir in flour and let the flour, grease, and brown bits mix well. You need to cook the flour.
3. when that's ready, pour in some water to dilute and make sace and add a bit of milk too.
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You might want to season with salt and pepper too. I know a dollop of butter would make it yummy but fattening.
You can use milk, wine, beer (dark beer makes really yummy gravy), or even water. If you are serving it with a fruited stuffing or side you can even use apple juice.
Yes, you can use corn starch and water. I prefer cream gravy, so I would use flour and milk. Yum!
It sounds like you know how to make gravy, but here is help if you need it.
1/4 cup drippings (make sure to use the yummy bits and pieces)
1/4 cup flour
2 cups milk
Add the flour to the drippings, add a little salt and pepper. Stir and let cook for 2-3 minutes stirring constantly. Add the milk all at once and stir constantly until bubbly and thickened.
I love cornish hens. Enjoy!
use water...not milk.
Yes...you can make a traditional milk gravy by pouring off all but a TBSP of fat, adding about a TBSP of flour and cooking for 1-2 minutes to cook the flour. Then add about a cup of milk, scrape up all the brown bits and season to taste, I add sage and thyme as well as salt and pepper. It looks kind of pale unless you have some Kitchen Bouquet and can add a few drops of that. If it needs more umami add a few drops of Worchtershire sauce and/or balsamic vinegar.
I think there's some good answers but I never add milk to gravy. Is that an American thing? Noone I know does it - we add water and maybe a stock cube, soy or HP sauce.
PS If you're adding flour to the grease (don't use too much grease), wait until the flour 'cooks' because otherwise your gravy will be lumpy. Give it a couple of minutes, stirring with the grease, then add water (or whatever). Good luck.