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Brown Gravy

Cheryl Malik
Cheryl Malik Posted: 11/06/20 Updated: 12/22/22
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This classic brown gravy is the perfect addition to beef or mashed potatoes. Creamy and rich with loads of savory flavor, this recipe makes every dish better, and you’ll return to it time after time. Quick and easy to make, it’s naturally gluten free.

Mashed potatoes in a bowl with a spoon swirled with brown gravy

What Makes This Recipe So Good

  • This recipe is perfect because it requires no drippings! Made it just a few minutes, it’s great for making for a weeknight on top of mashed potatoes, but delicious enough for Thanksgiving or other holiday dinners.
  • This brown gravy recipe is naturally gluten free, and with a few really simple substitutions, it’s easy to make paleo or vegan as well.
Brown gravy in a gravy boat next to a bowl of mashed potatoes

Chef’s Tips

  • To make this brown gravy paleo, replace the cornstarch with arrowroot powder. While it won’t have exactly the same texture, it will still be deliciously savory and rich! Also, leave out the cream or use coconut cream instead, as well as making sure your bouillon is paleo-friendly.
  • With a few swaps, you can make this recipe vegan as well! Use prepared no-beef stock instead of the beef stock and a cube of no-beef bouillon. Instead of heavy cream, use a plant-based one, like Ripple. Leave out the Worcestershire sauce completely since it contains anchovies!
  • If you’re on a strict gluten free diet (or one of your guests is), make sure your Worcestershire sauce is gluten free. Lea and Perrins, one of the most popular brands is, but if you’re using a different one, make sure to double-check!
Brown gravy being poured on top of a bowl of mashed potatoes

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Brown Gravy

Prep:2 minutes
Cook:1 minute
Total:3 minutes
This classic brown gravy is the perfect addition to beef or mashed potatoes. Creamy and rich with loads of savory flavor, this recipe makes every dish better, and you'll return to it time after time. Quick and easy to make, it's naturally gluten free.
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Ingredients

  • 2 cups beef stock
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 3 tablespoons cold water
  • 1 ½ teaspoons onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 beef bouillon cube crushed
  • 2 tablespoons heavy cream optional

Instructions 

  • Whisk together the beef stock, cornstarch, onion powder, and crushed bouillon cube in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer, whisking occasionally. Cook until slightly thickened, about 1 minute.
  • Turn off the heat and whisk in the heavy cream.

Notes

  • Make it paleo: Replace the cornstarch with arrowroot powder. Either leave out the cream or replace it with coconut cream, 1:1. Make sure your bouillon cube is paleo-friendly.
  • Make it vegan: Use prepared no-beef stock in place of the 2 cups of beef stock, and 1 cube no-beef bouillon in place of the beef bouillon cube. Replace the heavy cream 1:1 with plant-based heavy cream, like Ripple. Leave out the Worcestershire sauce.
  • Make it gluten free: Make sure your Worcestershire sauce is gluten free!
 
Recipe yields approximately 6 servings. Nutritional values shown are general guidelines, and reflect information for one serving. Macros may vary slightly depending on specific types and brands of ingredients used.
To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by 6. Result will be the weight of one serving.

Nutrition Information

Serving: 1serving, Calories: 47kcal, Carbohydrates: 5g, Protein: 2g, Fat: 2g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 7mg, Sodium: 331mg, Potassium: 156mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 1g, Vitamin A: 74IU, Calcium: 12mg, Iron: 1mg, Net Carbs: 4g

Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.

 

Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.

 

To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by the desired number of servings. Result will be the weight of one serving.

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Meet Cheryl Malik

Cheryl Malik is the recipe developer, writer, and photographer behind the healthy, flavorful, family friendly recipes at 40 Aprons. She's been a blogger for 10+ years and is known for her delicious recipes and detailed recipe instructions. Cheryl is a mom of three who lives in Memphis, TN.

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  1. Lisa Mason says

    Posted on 3/10/21 at 1:15 pm

    I made this on Sunday night to go over hamburger steak and mashed potatoes. It turned out great. My husband had bought some jarred gravy just in case and once this was done he poured the jarred gravy down the drain.

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