Best Super Quick No Fat Microwave Gravy Recipes

NO-FAT GRAVY

Steps:

• In a large frying pan, add broth, mushrooms and liquid and bring to boil.
• Add pepper, garlic powder, chicken soup base, soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce, stir to blend.
• While still at boil, add potato flakes stirring constantly until gravy thickens to a desired consistency.
• Use additional instant potato flakes if gravy is too thin.
• If gravy gets too thick, add small amounts of water.
• Adjust seasonings to taste.
• If you desire a brown color, add a few drops of (Bovril, beef concentrate).
• This gravy is excellent with roasts or chicken.

KITTENCAL'S EASY MAKE ANYTIME FAT-FREE GRAVY

Steps:

• In a medium heavy-bottomed saucepan combine the broth with black pepper, garlic powder,and chicken boullion powder; cook over medium-low heat until at a simmer.
• In a bowl whisk the flour with milk until smooth; add to the simmering broth stirring constantly with a whisk.
• Continue stirring until bubby and thickened.
• Season with more black pepper if desired.

BASIC FAT FREE GRAVY

Steps:

• Heat a heavy skillet over low heat.
• Add flour and cook, stirring occasionally until light brown.
• Before using meat drippings, remove the fat by placing in a seperator or quick chill in freezer for about 30 to 60 minutes and skim visible fat from top.
• Put 1/2 of defatted drippings/broth in a jar, add the browned flour.
• Cover tightly and shake until mixture is smooth.
• Pour into a saucepan, add remaining liquid.
• Bring to a simmer and cook for a few minutes, stirring constantly until desired consistency.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• If desired add a few drops of Kitchen Bouquet until desired color.
• Please Note: The cooking time allows for the quick chill method on the broth.

MICROWAVE GRAVY

Steps:

• Heat butter in an 8 cup glass measuring cup at 100%, uncovered, for 2 min.
• Remove from oven.
• Thoroughly whisk in flour.
• Cook, uncovered at 100% for 2 min more. Remove from oven.
• Whisk in cream and broth.
• Cook, uncovered at 100% for 2 min; stir and cook for 3 min more. Remove from oven, add salt and pepper and whisk until smooth.
• Add lemon juice to taste. Variation with mushrooms (This is my standard Thanksgiving gravy.) Increase butter (or fat) to 4 tbsp.
• Add flour and cook as for Veloute. Add 1/4 lb fresh mushrooms, quartered and sliced (If the mushrooms are very large, cut in smaller pieces). You may also substitute dried mushrooms for a portion of the fresh mushrooms.
• Add lemon juice and a dash of cayenne pepper.
• (The recipe also lists 2 Tbsp of chopped dill as an optional ingredient, but I've never used it.) Cook, uncovered at 100% for 3 min, finish as for Veloute above. Another microwave sauce to use as gravy is Marchand du Vin Sauce Makes 1 1/2 cups 1/4 cup chopped shallots (about 5 medium shallots) 1 clove garlic, smashed, peeled, and minced 2 cups red wine 1 cup chicken, duck, or veal broth 1 Tbsp chicken, duck or veal glaze (very concentrated broth) 2 tsp cornstarch dissolved in 3 tsp cold water (optional) fresh ground pepper Put shallots, garlic, wine and 1/2 cup of broth in a 8 cup glass measure. Cook, uncovered, at 100% for 20 minutes, until reduced by one half.
• Remove from oven and deglaze roast cooking pan with this mixture, then cook on top of the stove until slightly thickened, and season to taste. If not deglazing, briskly stir in cornstarch slurry and cook uncovered, at 100% for 2 minutes.
• Season to taste.