Get top deals, latest trends, and more. This post may contain affiliate links. Your favorite meat and potatoes dinner isn’pillsbury biscuits and gravy complete without this easy and delicious Beef Gravy recipe. The deep color and rich flavor makes this gravy the perfect topping to so many meals!
The taste of homemade gravy far exceeds gravy that comes from a powder. The extra few minutes it takes to make your own is totally worth it. It is a favorite at our Sunday dinners. Growing up, the star of every Sunday dinner was our mom’s creamy, rich beef gravy. She was famous for her warm, comforting Sunday meals, especially mashed potatoes and gravy.
Extended family members were always clamoring to get an invite to her table. Hey, no judgement here, Uncle Anonymous. Gravy with Juices from a Beef Roast Drippings from your roast meat is ideal for the best gravy. Use that glorious broth left over from cooking your meat for your gravy. Use as much as you can and try to scrape up those little beef bits from the bottom of your roasting pan, slow cooker, or Instant Pot before turning it into gravy. Homemade Beef Gravy with Beef Broth Drippings from your main course meat is ideal for the best gravy, but sometimes there’s not enough juices left in the pan to make enough gravy to feed the family. Gravy needs a bit of that good, delicious fat for a better consistency.
Beef Gravy with Flour We like the cornstarch method when making gravy because it is a little more forgiving and easier to do when you have beef drippings. If you don’t have cornstarch on hand or prefer a roux gravy, you can still use this easy recipe! Simply melt butter, add flour and stir until flour is cooked, then whisk in the beef broth and remaining ingredients. Brown Gravy from a Roux Gravy made from a roux sounds fancy, but it’s actually really easy once you understand how it works. What I like about roux gravy is that it can vary in flavor and color depending on how long you cook the flour. Bring a fresh, earthy flavor to your gravy with a teaspoon of thyme. Let it simmer until all those fresh flavors are released.