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
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This would be the perfect Thanksgiving recipe, considering that my family can’t have potatoes!! Thank you so much for the fabulous ideas Elana!
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Katie@Cozydelicious says
I have been searching for a good gluten free gravy for Thanksgiving. This is perfect! Gravy is usually my dad’s department at holidays, so I’m sending this on to him.
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Gravy! Love it. I’m going to make this recipe right now. Thanks!
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Wenonah says
Sounds great! My gym wanted to throw a GF Thanksgiving. Now in my house, that’s a different story! Though I’m sure if I didn’t tell my husband it was better for you, then he wouldn’t notice the difference in the taste. Elana, it’s been a few months and he’s finally warming up to some of my gluten, wheat, rice, dairy, soy, salt, sugar, starch free cooking.
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Jenny Eliuk says
I always relied on Pacific Foods brand organic, GF turkey gravy and was so upset when I could no longer get it. Not only was it convenient and really good, but during the holidays if I was eating at someone else’s home, I could bring it and know for sure I would be able to have some gravy, as traditional home-made gravy uses a roux base. I’m definitely going to try this and see if it freezes well too, so I can keep some on-hand. Also I’m Canadian and we eat our fries with gravy ; ) YUM!