Making your own gluten-free gravy

jendafer1

Hi everyone,

Does anyone have a recipe for delicious gluten-free gravy that would be similar along the lines of the Bisto stuff? In particular I was hoping for a recipe that let you freeze more concentrated gravy which you can then use as required?
I have had to go gluten-free and so far the gravy is the number one thing that I'm missing!

thanks!

jendafer

pwurple

Just make a regular gravy I'd say.

After the meat is cooked, add a splash of wine, reduce. Done.

If you want it thicker, you could add cornflour, I think some cornflours are gluten free


That won't be anything like Bisto, but I'm not a bisto fan anyway.

kylith

I've used gluten free flour to make a roux before. It turned out ok.

Alun

As the original advert went (Bisto browns. Bisto thickens. Bisto seasons. All in one go.) Bisto is just thickening (i.e. flour for which you can substitute a gluten free version), seasoning, i.e. salt and pepper and a colouring agent, or gravy browning which you can get in bottles, or at least you could do back in the 'olden days' I have no idea if that's gluten free but I think it's colour comes from caramel and/or molasses so should be OK.

annamcmahon

Alun wrote: »

As the original advert went (Bisto browns. Bisto thickens. Bisto seasons. All in one go.) Bisto is just thickening (i.e. flour for which you can substitute a gluten free version), seasoning, i.e. salt and pepper and a colouring agent, or gravy browning which you can get in bottles, or at least you could do back in the 'olden days' I have no idea if that's gluten free but I think iwt's colour comes from caramel and/or molasses so should be OK.

Bisto isn't g-f

Alun

annamcmahon wrote: »

Bisto isn't g-f

I never said it was!! I was just pointing out what the main constituents were, and that the only one that wasn't gluten free was the flour which can probably be replaced by a gluten free equivalent.

annamcmahon

Alun wrote: »

I never said it was!! I was just pointing out what the main constituents were, and that the only one that wasn't gluten free was the flour which can probably be replaced by a gluten free equivalent.

Sorry I misread your post. Two cranky toddlers shouting

Newtown90

I just use the juice off the meat! Bit of boiling water and mix in cornflour and a small bit of butter!! Any of the gluten free gravies I've used have ended up being used over the dogs food!!

homemadecider

Potato starch is the perfect thickener for a gravy, and is gluten free.

Stheno

homemadecider wrote: »

Potato starch is the perfect thickener for a gravy, and is gluten free.

Yup, I've to cook every so often for a dairy/gluten allergic person, and use the juice of the meat, water and potato starch to make a gravy which everyone seems to love.

rubadub

homemadecider wrote: »

Potato starch is the perfect thickener for a gravy, and is gluten free.

You can get the starch cheap in asian supermarkets. I really like it, but be careful to add it to cold water & stir well first. You only need a tiny bit.

jendafer1

Thanks for all the responses guys. I'm quite into cooking and yet can you believe I've never made my own gravy! I was more thinking of an alternative to bisto that I can make when I dont have a full roast eg to have with pork chops or smaller bits of chicken. I think I will try experiment a little with some of the suggestions posted here and will report back

Faith

According to Google, Bisto Best is gluten free (or close enough to not cause problems for coeliacs). http://www.gfdining.co.uk/tag/bisto-best/, http://coeliac.ie/webboards/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=1248 and http://littlemissedgluten.me/2012/11/19/which-bisto-is-best-for-coeliacs-and-other-gravies/, for instance.

The Black Oil

Orgran do products in this area. Should be available in supermarkets, but it's been a while since I checked.

http://www.orgran.com/products/137/

Minder

Use Xanthum gum as a thickening agent for liquid meat stocks to make gravy. It is sold as a baking ingredient but was also marketed by Ferran Adria as a molecular gastronomy ingredient for making sauces. No need to buy his brand. A little goes a long way. It is also a great emulsifier, making a lovely smooth gravy. Gluten free.