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, which I highly recommend.
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!
Christa says
My husband has a gluten allergy and I use sweet rice flour to thicken gravy. It works wonderfully and with no lumps like all the other gf flours I had tried prior.
Jennifer Warnick says
I borrowed my neighbors vita mix and fell in love with it. My smoothies took moments and the flax seed ground right in the smoothie. This mixer is at the top of my wish list!
Sandy says
I love your blog and your cookbook!!!!!!!!!
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Lynn Beise says
I have a seven year old son with Celiac and really wanted a better nutritional flour to bake with. I found out about your book “The Gluten-Free Almond Flour Cookbook” and just bought it today. I have been paging through it and it seems wonderful. Thanks for helping out all of us who start out clueless with Gluten Free baking. I am so excited to try out the bread!
Angela says
Elana, I just had to share with you…..I am so successful with your recipes that my children think that I should have my own cooking blog. Thank you for doing all the work to make my job easy!
Judy says
That is pretty much how I make gravy and it is soooo good. Have you tried adding celery to it also? Yum!
Sarah Dandelles says
Hi Elana,
Would there be a good substitute for the pan drippings? I am not a big meat eater (or, to be honest, I am not a big meat cooker – I never learned to cook meat being a vegetarian for most of my life, so I tend to eat out for meat).
Thank you!
Sarah
Michelle says
Looking forward to giving your gravy recipe a spin next week!
Theresa says
wow, I have got to get a Vitamix! What a great idea, onions as the thickener!