sauce essentials: kicked up gravy or sauce
This is not about making gravy; it is about kicking it up the gravy that you have. If you go to France, you will find lots of sauces, if you go to Great Brittan, you find lots of gravies. In many cases they are one in the same, it is just the name that changes. With that said, GB is very proud of their gravies, and whether the gravy is pork, beef, chicken, or fish, this little trick can really take it over the top. So, you ready… let’s get into the kitchen.
prep time
5 Min
cook time
10 Min
method
Stove Top
yield
Several
Ingredients
- PLAN/PURCHASE
- 3 cups gravy, already made
- 2 tablespoons prepared horseradish
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice, freshly squeezed
- ADDITIONAL ITEMS
- salt, kosher variety, to taste
- black or white pepper, freshly ground to taste
How To Make sauce essentials: kicked up gravy or sauce
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Step 1PREP/PREPARE
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Step 2You will need a saucepan to make this recipe.
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Step 3Prepared Horseradish versus Horseradish Sauce Prepared horseradish contains vinegar, and often salt or sugar. This helps prolong the life of the horseradish and keeps it manageable. Prepared horseradish is typically used as an ingredient in anything that calls for horseradish. It can also be used on its own as a condiment. On the other hand, horseradish “sauce” is prepared horseradish mixed with a number of other ingredients to create a creamy sauce that goes perfectly with steak and other meats. Some common ingredients found in horseradish sauce include egg yolks, sugar, corn syrup, mustard flour, cornstarch, salt, soybean oil, distilled vinegar, and lemon juice concentrate. Bottom Line If the recipe calls for prepared horseradish, DO NOT use horseradish sauce. Full Stop.
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Step 5You might be thinking that adding horseradish to a gravy will make it hot and spicy, but nothing is further from the truth, allowing the horseradish to simmer in the gravy for a bit of time will mellow the heat and give that gravy some awesome multi-layered earthy notes.
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Step 6Gather your ingredients (mise en place).
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Step 7Take your gravy and bring it up to a light simmer, add the horseradish and stir for 5 – 8 minutes. Then, take off the heat and add the lemon juice.
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Step 8Do a tasting for proper salt/pepper seasoning. Or, you might want to add a bit more horseradish or lemon.
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Step 9PLATE/PREPARE
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Step 10Serve with your favorite main dishes, or just pour some over a nice pile of warm mash taters. Enjoy.
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Step 11Keep the faith and keep cooking.
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Category:
Gravies
Tag:
#Quick & Easy
Tag:
#Heirloom
Culture:
UK/Ireland
Method:
Stove Top
Ingredient:
Spice/Herb/Seasoning
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