Home Made Onion Gravy

Home Made Onion gravy is real easy to make! In fact it will take you less time than if you were to go to the shop and buy yourself some gravy granules, and add the hot water.

I don’t need to tell you the benefits of home made do I ? Or shall I anyway?!

It’s cheaper, you use fresh ingredients and you know what you’re putting in the gravy, so there’s a control over salt, no chemicals or additives, colourings etc, and it sure tastes good! In this recipe, I will show you how to make an easy basic Onion gravy. I have added a handful of sliced mushrooms to mine, as I like the added texture, but you don’t have to of course!

This is the main recipe I go to when I make gravy, and change it accordingly, depending on what I am eating. So with my Classic British Toad in the Hole, it’s a given that you would have onion gravy with it. If you were to have a chicken meal, you could add chicken stock / broth as opposed to beef etc, so you can swap it around a little. Stick to the basics and as you get more confident with choosing flavours that would match your new gravy recipe, you can add things like a sprinkling of herbs or spices etc. This gravy will also freeze nicely and can be reheated in the pan no problem at all!

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Yield: Roughly 3 cups / 750 ml

Ingredients 

2 medium onions, peeled and thinly sliced
1 tbsp vegetable oil
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp sugar (optional)
1 tsp balsamic vinegar or Worcestershire Sauce
3 cups or 750 ml beef stock / broth (note, if you are having chicken you can swap the broth flavour!)
4 tsp corn flour/corn starch
4 tsp cold water
Salt and black pepper

Instructions:

1. Heat the oil in a saucepan over a gentle heat.
2. Add the onion, and turn the heat down and cook for 10 minutes with the lid on, until the onions are soft and translucent. Do not brown the onions as they will begin to taste bitter. Add the 2 Tbsp butter & allow to melt.

3. Add the balsamic vinegar / worcestershire sauce to the onions and stir well. Cover with the lid and continue to cook for a further 5 minutes.
4. Add the stock / broth and boil gently uncovered for 5 minutes.
5. In a cup, mix the corn starch / flour with the cold water to create a thin paste then add this to the gravy and stir to avoid the gravy getting lumps.
6. Turn the heat to high and boil for 10 minutes or until the gravy is slightly thickened.
Season with salt and pepper and keep warm until ready to serve.

Note: To create a shine on the gravy whisk 1 tsp of ice cold butter into the finished gravy before serving.

Serve the gravy with a delicious dinner of Toad in the Hole or Roast Chicken!

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Home Made Onion Gravy

Prep Time

5 mins

Cook Time

20 mins

Total Time

25 mins

 

Servings: 3 cups/750 ml

Ingredients

• 2 medium onions peeled and thinly sliced
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 tsp sugar optional
• 1 tsp balsamic vinegar or Worcestershire Sauce
• 3 cups or 750 ml beef stock / broth (note if you are having chicken you can swap the broth flavour!)
• 4 tsp corn flour/corn starch
• 4 tsp cold water
• Salt and black pepper

Instructions

1. Heat the oil in a saucepan over a gentle heat.
2. Add the onion, and turn the heat down and cook for 10 minutes with the lid on, until the onions are soft and translucent. Do not brown the onions as they will begin to taste bitter. Add the 2 Tbsp butter & allow to melt.
3. Add the balsamic vinegar / worcestershire sauce to the onions and stir well. Cover with the lid and continue to cook for a further 5 minutes.
4. Add the stock / broth and boil gently uncovered for 5 minutes.
5. In a cup, mix the corn starch / flour with the cold water to create a thin paste then add this to the gravy and stir to avoid the gravy getting lumps.
6. Turn the heat to high and boil for 10 minutes or until the gravy is slightly thickened.
7. Season with salt and pepper and keep warm until ready to serve.