Last weekend my in-laws came out to Boulder to visit and I used them as guinea pigs for this healthy Paleo Gravy recipe. Thankfully this gravy passed the in-law test served over Mashed Cauliflower.
When I made this Paleo Gravy, I roasted a chicken with onions and thyme and used the pan drippings for the recipe below. I probably only had a couple of tablespoons of drippings, and I actually think this gravy recipe might work without any drippings at all. The onions thicken the gravy; I learned this trick from the late, great author Elaine Gottschall (also a dear friend), who wrote a fabulous gravy recipe in her book Breaking the Vicious Cycle
Herb Gravy
Ingredients
- 1 quart Chicken Stock
- 2 medium onions, coarsely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic
- pan drippings from roasted chicken or roasted turkey
- ½ teaspoon celtic sea salt
- 1 tablespoon thyme, chopped
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, heat chicken stock, onions and garlic to a boil
- Reduce heat and simmer until onions and garlic are soft, about 30 minutes
- Pour pan drippings into saucepan
- Blend stock-onion-drippings mixture in a vitamix until smooth
- Place mixture back in saucepan and reheat, then season with salt and thyme
- Serve over turkey, Mashed Cauliflower, or anything else
Equipment
I was beyond thrilled to find my book at the top of Jane Anderson’s list of Christmas and Hanukkah Gift Ideas for Celiacs on About.com. She listed The Gluten-Free Almond Flour Cookbook as her personal favorite gluten-free cookbook. Wow. Thanks Jane!
Megan ringenberg says
Love the pacific foods soups!
Alena Mack says
Thank you for helping those of us who are new to being gluten free with these amazing recipes! This has been my best find yet! Thank you!
Marisa H says
That is such an awesome way to thicken gravy!! I have to do it now, since I’m on a low-glycemic diet and don’t like using starches.
Meagan says
I make this type of gravy with arrowroot – it’s great! Thick and rich with flavor.
Tara says
This sounds very tasty, thanks!
Sandra Noe says
Sounds like a great gravy for our family! I luv to make things gluten free and have those who don’t need gluten free voicing compliments too!! Thanks so much!
Jackye Ham says
Love your recipes! Looking forward to trying the herb gravy for Thanksgiving.
Amy says
Great post! I’m looking to make some changes in my own eating habits and learning to cook, so I appreciate your insight a lot! Thank you. I recently stumbled upon this blog like I did yours and I thought your readers may appreciate it: http://burisonthecouch.wordpress.com/2010/11/04/food-for-thought/
I’ve started to look for blog help more regularly and I think I’m going to add your blog to my list as well. Thanks for the post!
-Amy
aziza says
Yummy!! nice gravy, Thnaksgiving is almost here.
Thanks Elana!!
Tiffany says
This is in perfect timing for the holidays. It sounds SO delicious and should work perfectly over my mashed cauliflower. I am so excited!