Thanksgiving is a time to be reflect on all the things we’re thankful for throughout the year. It’s also a time to immerse ourselves in some seriously wonderful food! One of my favorite foods to eat during the Thanksgiving feast is gravy. It brings all the fabulous Thanksgiving food together into a harmonious plate.
Because I like to insert cheese wherever I can, here is a great, easy way to make your Thanksgiving gravy into a cheesy gravy!
Cheesy Thanksgiving Gravy
3 sprigs fresh thyme
3 sprigs fresh rosemary
3 sprigs fresh marjoram
1 bay leaf (fresh or dried)
2 sticks unsalted butter
1 cup of all-purpose flour
4 cups chicken or turkey stock (use home made for best results)
2 teaspoons ground coffee (instant coffee works, but use finely ground espresso for big flavor)
3 cups cold whole milk
Kosher salt and fresh ground pepper
A few grates of nutmeg
1 cup grated Cabot cloth-bound Cheddar (or any good sharp cloth-bound Cheddar)
Kitchen Supplies
Cheesecloth
Twine
Tight sealing jar
Directions
Make a bouquet garni by placing thyme, rosemary, marjoram and the bay leaf in the middle of a 12″ square of cheese cloth. Collect all four corners and tie with kitchen twine to enclose the herbs into a small pouch. Set aside.
Melt butter then add 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons of flour. Cook till golden brown. Stir in coffee and then slowly whisk in stock. Add bouquet garni and let gravy simmer on low for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally to make sure that nothing sticks to the bottom of the pan. Once gravy has reduced to about 1/3 of its original size discard bouquet garni.
Pour milk into a tight sealing jar with remaining 6 tablespoons of flour. Shake until contents are thoroughly mixed. Raise heat to medium and slowly whisk shaken milk and flour into gravy and continue to whisk until the sauce thickens and comes to a very light boil, about 2 to 3 minutes. Reduce heat back to a simmer and season with salt, pepper and nutmeg to taste. Allow to simmer for 3 minutes longer. Stir in cheese and whisk until melted. If you are feeling extra cheesy, add an additional 1/2 to 1 cup of shredded cheese!
Keep hot in a thermos and serve over your mashed potatoes, turkey and whatever other sides need a dose of it.
Yields about 4 cups
Title…
[...]Here is a good Blog You might Locate Intriguing that we Encourage You[...]…
Links…
[...]Sites of interest we have a link to[...]……
Title…
[...]Here are a few of the websites we advocate for our visitors[...]…
Thorn of Girl…
Very good facts could be identified on this online website….
Wikia…
Wika linked to this website…
Blogs ou should be reading…
[...]Here is a Great Blog You Might Find Interesting that we Encourage You[...]……
Tumblr article…
I saw a writer talking about this on Tumblr and it linked to…
Title…
[...]Sites of interest we have a link to[...]…
Sources…
[...]check below, are some totally unrelated websites to ours, however, they are most trustworthy sources that we use[...]……
News info…
I was reading the news and I saw this really cool topic…
Title…
[...]The information and facts talked about inside the post are some of the ideal accessible [...]…
Title…
[...]that may be the end of this report. Here you will uncover some web-sites that we think you will appreciate, just click the links over[...]…
Title…
[...]one of our guests recently encouraged the following website[...]…
Dreary Day…
It was a dreary day here today, so I just took to piddeling around on the internet and found…
Title…
[...]usually posts some quite interesting stuff like this. If you’re new to this site[...]…
Title…
[...]here are some hyperlinks to web sites that we link to due to the fact we assume they are really worth visiting[...]…
Dreary Day…
It was a dreary day here yesterday, so I just took to piddeling around online and found…
Wikia…
Wika linked to this site…
Awesome website…
[...]the time to read or visit the content or sites we have linked to below the[...]……
Good Info…
I must say your post is really good and has taken my attention towards it to read it completely; its value for times, thanks for writing it….
Websites worth visiting…
[...]here are some links to sites that we link to because we think they are worth visiting[...]……
Rift Plat…
This is my Excerpt…
Wikia…
Wika linked to this place…
News info…
I was reading the news and I saw this really cool info…
Title…
[...]we prefer to honor numerous other world wide web sites around the internet, even though they aren’t linked to us, by linking to them. Under are some webpages really worth checking out[...]…
Websites we think you should visit…
[...]although websites we backlink to below are considerably not related to ours, we feel they are actually worth a go through, so have a look[...]……