Why Are You Salty About Salt? (OUTSPOKEN Diva's Favorite Recipes)

Easy Gravy 

Ingredients

• 3 Tbsp fat drippings (from any type of roasted meat) or vegetable oil 
• 2 cups chicken broth or beef broth
• 2 Tbsp cornstarch
• 1/4 cup cold water 
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper 

Directions

1. Cook fat drippings and broth in a saucepan or stove-top safe roasting pan over medium heat until hot.
2. Whisk water and cornstarch in a small bowl until smooth. Add to broth in the saucepan.
3. Stirring constantly with a wire whisk, bring to a boil over medium heat, and boil for 1 minute. 
4. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve warm.

Beefy Onion Gravy 

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 medium yellow or white onions, peeled and thinly sliced 
• 2 tsp Italian herb blend
• 1/2 cup red wine
• 3 cups beef stock
• 4 teaspoons cornstarch
• 4 teaspoons cold water
• Kosher salt, to taste
• Freshly ground black pepper, to taste 
  

Directions

1. Heat oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. 
2. Add the sliced onions and cook for about 30 minutes until caramelized (deep golden). 
3. Add the red wine and herbs for 2 minutes, reduce the heat, and simmer for 10 minutes. 
4. Add the stock, salt, and pepper and bring to a boil, reduce the heat to a low simmer and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes. Remove sprigs of herbs. 
5. Whisk together the cornstarch and water until dissolved to make a slurry. 
6. Add slurry, salt, and pepper to taste and whisk until the gravy thickens.

Cream Gravy 

Ingredients

• 1 cup 2% milk
• 2 tablespoons margarine or 2  tablespoons butter
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper or 1⁄4 teaspoon white pepper
• 1⁄2 cup cold water
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch 

Directions

1. Place milk, butter, salt, and pepper in a small saucepan, and bring to a simmer over medium heat.
2. As the milk starts to simmer whisk cornstarch and water into a slurry.
3. Add this to milk, it should thicken almost immediately

An easy trick on how to make gravy less salty: Chop a small potato and stir it into the gravy. Then, stir and simmer the gravy for about 15 minutes, removing the potato pieces. The potato will absorb the excess salt.

Maybe that will work on a couple of these messages I'm emailed. Do you think "Go Chew a Potato" will go over well? We shall see.

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