Brown Gravy

Name: Brown Gravy
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 500 ml water; 30 g butter; 18 g wheat flour; 1 × beef bouillon cube; 7.5 ml soy sauce; 1.25 ml black pepper

A traditional and delicious brown gravy that pairs perfectly with mashed potatoes. This sauce offers a rich and authentic flavor with just a few ingredients.

Ingredients

500 mlwater

30 gbutter

18 gwheat flour

1beef bouillon cube

7.5 mlsoy sauce

1.25 mlblack pepper

Steps

Heat the water

Heat 500 ml water to a boil in a separate pot or kettle so it is ready to be added.

Melt butter and heat flour

Melt 30 g butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add 18 g wheat flour and stir until smooth. Cook for a few minutes, stirring constantly, until the mixture is brown.

Add bouillon cube

Crumble 1 beef bouillon cube into the pan with the flour and stir until smooth.

Mix the sauce

Gradually add the water to the flour-bouillon mixture while whisking constantly to prevent lumps from forming.

Let the sauce thicken

Allow the sauce to simmer gently for a few minutes while stirring constantly until it thickens to the desired consistency.

Season and taste

Season the sauce with 7.5 ml soy sauce and 1.25 ml black pepper. Mix thoroughly and check the taste.

Serve

Serve the brown gravy hot, for example, as a side dish for mashed potatoes.