well:

1. Always make gravy from meat with bones. If you're doing gravy to go with chicken breasts, get chicken breasts on the bone or, alternatively, next time you debone some chicken thighs keep the trimmings and bones in a box in the freezer until you need them.

2. Brown your meat before you cook it. Even roasts. And cook with lots of onions (or shallots).

3. Not enough juice coming from the meat is normally because you've bought a s**t piece of meat. Make it go further with a splash of plonk and explain the problem to your butcher. And for f**ks sake, let the meat rest a bit before carving, and pour the new juices into the gravy too.

4. If your gravy isn't thick enough then whisk in copious amounts of cold butter.

5. Profit

Posted By: Dave in France on September 30th 2009 at 18:45:47

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can't believe i missed about 8 gravy threads today (General Chat) - Dave in France, Sep 30, 18:24:09
- A bit of Continental sophistication would go down very well, Dave (General Chat) - Old Git, Sep 30, 18:31:57
  - well: (General Chat) - Dave in France, Sep 30, 18:45:47
    - solid gravy advice there (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 30, 18:54:40
      - I shall be attempting my first roast on Friday, so will keep you updated. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Sep 30, 18:55:41
        
        what are you roasting? (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 30, 18:57:10
        
        Beefage. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Sep 30, 18:58:42
        
        you should seal it properly in the pan first (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 30, 19:08:59
        
        SEAR (General Chat) - Dave in France, Sep 30, 19:14:26
        
        oh is that what sear means (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 30, 19:21:58
        
        no (General Chat) - Dave in France, Sep 30, 19:24:10
        
        well I SEAL my meat before putting it in the oven (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 30, 19:31:24
        
        oh, are you talking about cooking sous-vide? (General Chat) - Dave in France, Sep 30, 19:36:11
        
        no, sous vide is far too french (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 30, 19:41:42
  - because i live in france (General Chat) - Dave in France, Sep 30, 18:36:19
    - So why did you briefly change your name to Dave in Switzerland, and why have you changed (General Chat) - Old Git, Sep 30, 18:39:46
      - I'm proud of the gravy thread. My most succesful Wrath thread ever..... (General Chat) - DrDublin, Sep 30, 18:47:15
        
        Ssssssh (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Sep 30, 18:48:33
      - when i post from work, i'm Dave in Switzerland (General Chat) - Dave in France, Sep 30, 18:46:40
        
        What happens when you're Angry in Switzerland? (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Sep 30, 18:49:50
        
        you won't like me when i'm angry in switzerland (n/m) (General Chat) - Dave in France, Sep 30, 18:51:33
      - I used to have a French housemate (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 30, 18:41:25
        
        lolage (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Sep 30, 18:41:36
- i do (n/m) (General Chat) - songwriter, Sep 30, 18:28:04

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