Garlic Thyme Beef Gravy - a good basic gravy recipe made from readily available supermarket or homemade beef stock.
Course
Side Dish
Prep Time10minutes
Cook Time20minutes
Total Time30minutes
Servings2cups gravy
AuthorBarry C. Parsons
Ingredients
4cupsgood beef stock
1cloveminced garlic
2tbspolive oil
½tspground thyme
3tbspWorcestershire sauce
3tbspflour
1/3 to 1/2cupwateror additional beef stock
Instructions
Sauté the garlic in the olive oil then add the beef stock, thyme and Worcestershire Sauce and simmer until the volume decreases by about half. Thicken the gravy with a slurry of 2-3 tbsp
flour mixed with 1/3 to 1/2 cup water, then whisked into the simmering stock mixture.
Chopped mushrooms sauted with the garlic make a nice addition to this gravy if you prefer.