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Beef Gravy in a Snap

  • Preparation Time
    Prep:
    10 min.
  • Cooking Time
    Cook:
    15 min.
  • Serves
    Serves:
    4

Discover the secret ingredient in our flavorful beef gravy.

Recipe tags: beef base, easy difficulty, halfhour, beef, broth

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
4 cups water (for gravy)
2½ Tbsp Better Than Bouillon® Roasted Beef Base
¼ cup warm water (for dissolving base)
⅓ cup corn starch
¼ cup cold water (for corn starch)
⅛ tsp ground white pepper

Directions

  • 1

    In a large saucepan, bring 4 cups of warm water to a gentle boil.

  • 2

    In a small bowl, add Beef Base and ¼ cup warm water, whisk until base dissolves; set aside.

  • 3

    Reduce heat on stove to medium; pour base-water mixture into saucepan, whisk to combine.

  • 4

    In another small bowl, add corn starch and cold water, whisk to combine.

  • 5

    Slowly add cornstarch slurry into saucepan, cook and whisk until gravy thickens, about 2 minutes. Season with pepper.

For great mushroom gravy add about 1 cup of thinly sliced, sautéed, button mushrooms after the last step and heat through.