home made gravy

a quick and easy recipe please, have a roast cooking atm and would love to make my own gravy :)

Here's one from another thread:

When the meat is cooked remove it (and any veges) to a warm plate to rest. Pour off most of the fat in the roasting tin, leaving about a tablespoon. Add enough white flour to absorb the fat, about a flat tablespoon, and stir over low heat for a few minutes until it is bubbling. Gradually stir in about a cup and a half of hot meat stock (chicken is good for all kinds of meat) and stir over a low heat until all of the nice brown bits from the pan are dissolved and the gravy is slightly thickened. Check salt and adjust if necessary, serve hot.

To this basic recipe you can add red or white wine (1/2 c before the stock), fresh herbs as appropriate, red currant or guava jelly, or a little cream (best with chicken or pork). posted by davidt4

Or, you could use the water that veges have been cooked in - carrots, peas etc if you don't have stock. I brown the flour first, then stirring constantly, steadily add the vege water. You have to stand and stir, rather than leave the stove to do other things.

with or without meat juices water from cooking

*carrot and swede, broccoli, cauliflower, *silverbeet, cabbage, brushel sprouts, *pumpkin + mushed pumpkin.

Add mashed pumpkin to your pot with veggie water (* equals a must)

Add soy sauce, whist sauce, a bit of tomato sauce and vegemite 1/2 to 1 teaspoon. Bring to a gentle boil.

In a container mix flour and water to a thickish paste.

Add flour and water mix while stirring all the time to prevent lumps. If you get lumps, whisk them out)

Cook for 5 to 10 mins to cook the flour. Add salt and pepper to taste:)