10 Minute Quick Meat Gravy Recipe

Just 10 minutes quick meat gravy is perfect when Thanksgiving dinner is ready and the family is gathered around the table, you double check that everything is there. The turkey, mashed potatoes, the greens, the sides, the sweets, dinner rolls, and finally, gravy. The gravy! The savory perfect gravy that drips over the potatoes, collects on your plate, and is enjoyed with bread when you’re done. It’s the easiest part of the dinner to cook!

Let’s talk about how easy gravy is to make:

This easy gravy recipe has regular on-hand ingredients that you can find at the grocery store. When you make your own gravy, you know what’s going into your body. It’s freshly made and delicious. You’ve got broth, spices, Worcestershire sauce, water, cornstarch, and butter. That’s it! In this easy recipe, all you need is a saucepan. You’ll be mixing in the ingredients in order and within 5 minutes the best gravy will be ready. It’s that easy!

This meat gravy has a super easy to guess secret ingredient:

The secret ingredient here is no real secret. The beef broth is what makes the base and most important component of this delicious gravy! Traditional gravy will be made from beef drippings or other meat drippings, but for this recipe you don’t have to wait to cook any meat and then collect the pan juices. With broth or beef stock, you can make a homemade beef gravy in minutes!

What can this homemade brown gravy be enjoyed with?

The options for gravy are almost endless! If you’ve enjoyed poutine, you’ll think of putting it on french fries with a collection of other toppings. Thanksgiving dinner can’t go on without the perfect finishing touch of gravy, so you know that you’ll always have a recipe for it. Since it’s so easy to make, why not use it for other occasions? For many Americans, it’s the ultimate comfort food. Serving it in a gravy boat with some roast chicken and potatoes will make a great dinner or Sunday lunch. My mouth is watering thinking of all of these options!

Since autumn is here, this recipe will definitely come in handy for future use. If you like to make simple kitchen recipes, a 5-minute easy brown gravy recipe is a good one to keep bookmarked or in your recipe book.

Here’s what you’ll need for this Beef Gravy:

Beef broth is the flavor base. If you want a chicken gravy, you can use chicken broth.

Onion flakes and garlic powder add flavor. If you would like to use onion powder instead, that works too.

Worcestershire sauce has a unique flavor that adds a rich touch to this gravy.

Cold water will be mixed with corn starch to make a cornstarch slurry. This will thicken the gravy.

Unsalted butter makes this rich brown gravy nice and buttery.

This simple recipe can be enjoyed with:

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