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Ambrosia, Gravy, and Kicking Up your Heels

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Susie Bright
Nov 20, 2024
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It’s gravy season. Let’s get into it.

I have three go-to’s on the gravy side:

  • Bittman’s Make-Ahead Turkey Gravy - recipe

  • Eric Kim’s Umami Make-ahead Gravy (Veggie Gravy) -recipe

  • Better-Than-Bouillon Brown Gravy in a jar, when you have to have BROWN gravy on rice and you want it NOW.

Here’s what I do that might be a little different on the gravy side:

I double the recipes, even for a small group. I think there should be at least two gravy boats on the table, and a sense that you could pour every single person a pint and there’d still be leftovers.

I will buy and fry up extra turkey or chicken giblets/livers to add to the flavor.

I add dried mushrooms and their water to gravies of all kinds.

I like gravy boats and I cannot lie. You want to be able to easily hold them in one hand and pour. Here are some of the gravy boats I crave this year:

  • The heated gravy boat

  • Le Crueset, in French Blue

  • A German Versace Greek Army boat?

  • A Japanese double-sided Wood Duck boat

Sometimes I add a little sour cream…

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