Originally Posted by sewTinker
Originally Posted by grammiepamie
I am 65 and still can't make gravy. It is always lumpy and tastes like wall paper paste. And fudge. Good fudge but you have to drink it. I would love to know how to make good gravy so I could quit buying it.
One easy way to make it is to get your pan juices hot and bubbly (in a sauce pan, or in the roasting pan if you prefer). Take a coffee mug and drop a handful of Wondra Flour into it. Add Cold tap water about 3/4 full and stir. Pour this gradually into your pan juices and stir, stir, stir. Cook until it is the thickness you prefer. Then add a splash of Sweet Vermouth to the gravy, along with salt & pepper. Sweet Vermouth enhances many things for me, including spaghetti sauce. The cooking will boil away the alcohol, leaving only the delicious flavor.
Wondra Flour for the win. It really helps in making the gravy thick, and it does not lump up like regular flour.