Which instant gravy?

[The Gauge]

I know it’s easy to make proper gravy from stock etc, but for the occasions when that’s not possible, which instant gravy would you recommend?

[SchillingTwo]

That one. The “posh” ones are not as good.

I add a small amount of tomato purée and balsamic vinegar.

Now if only there existed decent pies down here to use it on.

[Mobile Chicane]

I've tried a few over the years, and my favourite is this:

[sanguinary]

SchillingTwo said:

That one. The posh ones are not as good.

I add a small amount of tomato purée and balsamic vinegar.

Now if only there existed decent pies down here to use it on.

I make it with 50% stout and 50% water. Gives me a good excuse to drink the rest of the beer too.

[geeks]

The Gauge said:

I know it s easy to make proper gravy from stock etc, but for the occasions when that s not possible, which instant gravy would you recommend?

This one for me, though be careful with this on PH, I am sure there was a thread where someone said they were horrified the first time they saw someone using instant gravy!

[juice]

geeks said:

This one for me, though be careful with this on PH, I am sure there was a thread where someone said they were horrified the first time they saw someone using instant gravy!

I tried some of that the other day...it is incredibly salty

[twing]

Been buying these recently https://www.pottspartnership.co.uk/collections/gra...

Delicious

[bigpriest]

Knorr gravy pots, the salty little buggers

[NaePasaran]

Bisto. Little bit of chill jam, or mustard, splash of milk to cream it up slightly, some pepper. Caramelised red onion if too if feeling posh.

[AndyAudi]

I’m loving the “pimp my gravy” ideas.
Going to need to try a few of these

[Milkyway]

ASDA's own is pretty good, but I add an extra spoon or two... I like it thick.
(Add some Worcester sauce).

[Ezra]

TBH, any instant gravy works....providing you add some sweated, sliced onions and a good spoon of wholegrain/Dijon mustard or horseradish

[captain_cynic]

Gravox.

https://www.sanza.co.uk/australian_brands.asp?bran...

Unless you're after that watery brown mess that gets called Gravy in the UK, in that case that'll have too much flavour for you.

[unzippy]

captain_cynic said:

Gravox.

https://www.sanza.co.uk/australian_brands.asp?bran...

Unless you're after that watery brown mess that gets called Gravy in the UK, in that case that'll have too much flavour for you.

Yeah, nah. Luckily Colsworth do Bisto and so do Aldi when it's immigrant week,

[Quattr04.]

These are decent, not salty, pretty herby and plenty of flavour, certainly better than bisto

They do beef/lamb/onion/pork ones too


They also do pouches of ready made stuff with fairly long shelf life

[SchillingTwo]

captain_cynic said:

Gravox.

https://www.sanza.co.uk/australian_brands.asp?bran...

Unless you're after that watery brown mess that gets called Gravy in the UK, in that case that'll have too much flavour for you.

That makes no sense at all; you choose how thick it is by how much you use.

[captain_cynic]

SchillingTwo said:

captain_cynic said:

Gravox.

https://www.sanza.co.uk/australian_brands.asp?bran...

Unless you're after that watery brown mess that gets called Gravy in the UK, in that case that'll have too much flavour for you.

That makes no sense at all; you choose how thick it is by how much you use.

I can assure you, that is definitely not the case.

If you keep adding more and more crappy granules, you'll just end up with an overly salty mess.

[Pugster]

Bisto plus a squirt of Tommy Ketchup.

Lovely

[Milkyway]

You've got to be able to stand a teaspoon it... & not be transparent either.
(Like in some restaurants... Personal preference.)

Edited by Milkyway on Friday 14th August 16:45

[blue_haddock]

Pugster said:

Bisto plus a squirt of Tommy Ketchup.

Lovely

Actually i like bisto with a splash of worcester sauce and a squirt of daddys brown sauce to give it a tang