BROWN GRAVY WITHOUT MEAT

The Book of Household Management · Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary) · 1861

Source: The Book of Household Management
Time: Cook: 60 min Total: 60 min
Status: success · extracted 13 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (7)

2 large onions ↝ Onions, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
1 large carrot ↝ Carrots, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
2 oz. of butter ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
3 pints of boiling water ↝ Water, tap [Tap water]
1 bunch of savoury herbs
a wineglassful of good beer
salt and pepper to taste ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]

Instructions (6)

Slice, flour, and fry the onions and carrots in the butter until of a nice light-brown colour
add the boiling water and the remaining ingredients
let the whole stew gently for about an hour
strain, and when cold, skim off all the fat
Thicken it in the same manner as recipe No. 436
if thought necessary, add a few drops of colouring No. 108

Original Text

BROWN GRAVY WITHOUT MEAT.

437. INGREDIENTS.—2 large onions, 1 large carrot, 2 oz. of butter, 3 pints of boiling water, 1 bunch of savoury herbs, a wineglassful of good beer; salt and pepper to taste.

Mode.—Slice, flour, and fry the onions and carrots in the butter until of a nice light-brown colour; then add the boiling water and the remaining ingredients; let the whole stew gently for about an hour; then strain, and when cold, skim off all the fat. Thicken it in the same manner as recipe No. 436, and, if thought necessary, add a few drops of colouring No. 108.

Time.—1 hour. Average cost, 2d. per pint.

Note.—The addition of a small quantity of mushroom ketchup or Harvey's sauce very much improves the flavour of this gravy.

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