topic Re: Milk gravy in Kitchen

Milk gravy

SharkE — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 20:14:04 GMT

Or whatever your part of the country call it. 'Red eye' gravy.

I was eating at the RedRiver Steakhouse and they served this gravy and I got a pint to take home. I can make what we hicks (LOL) call

'milk gravy', but, this was really good and no lumps.

Making authentic milk gravy is a hard job. Whatever you add to thicken be it corn starch, flour, that blue jar stuff that you buy at the store and mix with water is time consuming and hard not to lump up.

So this gravy at the restaurant tasted 90% as good. So, I was at Sam's

and looking around and saw this 3 bag in a box stuff and said I bet that's what these restaurants use they're not going stand there and stir gravy for 15 minutes. Went ahead and bought it easy to make lot of flour starch in it I had to keep watering it down so it wouldn't be too thick, but, I bet that's what the restaurants use.

Re: Milk gravy

Snowpuppy — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 20:18:03 GMT

Careful, girl!

You might be labeled a heretic down there for using a mix from the grocer!

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sunshine45 — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 20:34:01 GMT

using WONDRA flour is a game changer when it comes to gravies.......absolutely no lumps.

there are other good milk gravies in packages and they are easy to kick them up a bit also and put your own personal touch on them.....i like the williams brand and the pioneer brand.

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deepwaterdotter — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 20:34:39 GMT

This is my recipe for "Milk Gravy":

2 tbsp bacon grease

2 tbsp flour

1 tsp pepper

1/2 tsp salt

1 1/2 cups milk

Melt bacon grease in skillet. Whisk in flour, pepper, and salt until bubbly. Whisk in milk and boil until a little thickened.

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Kachina624 — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 20:39:43 GMT

@SharkE How did the stuff made from the mix taste compared to that you've toiled over?

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SharkE — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 20:41:43 GMT

@Snowpuppy wrote:
Careful, girl!

You might be labeled a heretic down there for using a mix from the grocer!

Yeah, but , after frying a whole chicken takes good 30 minutes then you leave in your chicken grease pour in the milk and then the Wondra or whatever and stand and stir slowly , so, it don't go all over the stove,splashing this is considerable easier especially for the young folk who don't know how to cook.

I'm getting old and tired I guess. Old grey mare ain't what she used to be

LOL

Re: Milk gravy

SharkE — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 20:43:32 GMT

It's pretty good, I like the chicken/bacon grease additive. The package is flour-e lot of flour starch in it I diluted it with lot of hot water.

Mine is still better hahahaha but, this is easier and taste pert nert as good no lumps in it.

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On It — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 21:15:41 GMT

In a previous post we had a discussion how Southern cooks don't have a recipe. They show you how and you follow their directions. I thought I would try to explain how we make "Cream Gravy."

After frying chicken or chicken fried steak, drain the excess grease from the skillet. The crusts and crumbs are left in the skillet with a small amount of the grease. Sprinkle salt over the grease then add some flour. Keep heat on medium and stir with a dinner fork until the flour dissolves into the grease. If extra grease can be seen still floating, add more a little more flour and stir until grease is not excessive but flour is still somewhat fluid. Turn heat to medium high and add milk stirring constantly with a fork. If gravy starts to thicken too quickly, add more milk while continuously stirring. When gravy is thoroughly mixed, cook until it starts to thicken 2-3 minutes, never stop stirring. When it is the consistency you prefer remove from heat and serve immediately.

As for red-eye gravy we make it with coffee, not milk.

Ironically, at the beginning of the lockdown before I found Instacart, I ordered the Morrison's gravy from Sam's because it didn't require fresh milk like my homemade. It is really good served over fresh biscuits.

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chickenbutt — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 21:20:21 GMT

I like a good country gravy but am pretty lazy these days. Some time back I discovered a gravy packet (just add water) from Southeastern Mills Country Gravy.

This is, by far, the best I've ever tried. You don't even need to add a grain of salt or anything to it and it's perfect.

I get it by the 12pack on Amazon. I put them into Lock & Locks and store in the freezer so they stay good.

I'll never make it myself again, as long as I can get this brand mix.

Re: Milk gravy

software — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 21:22:46 GMT

Red Eye gravy is not milk gravy

Use equal parts of fat & flour, let the flour cook a bit, add milk and stir.

The fat can be butter.

It's not rocket science

Pioneer Brand makes decent gravy packets.

Re: Milk gravy

ECBG — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 21:25:08 GMT

@SharkE Milk gravy is made from fat and flour, browned well, then a mixture of water and milk; stir and simmer until it thickens.

"Red Eye" gravy is usually made from frying pieces of country ham, adding a little fat, flour, a little milk and COFFEE. It looks like a "red eye" when the coffee is added.

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RedTop — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 23:11:39 GMT

In our WV family, red eye gravy is simply hot coffee added to the pan drippings from cooking country ham. It is a thin gravy for biscuit dipping/sopping, not a hearty, belly filling gravy.

We like thick hearty sausage gravy for our biscuits and gravy meals.

Due to my allergy, I often use a country, or pepper gravy mix, as my system tolerates dry milk and water gravy better than any type of liquid milk based gravy.

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Sooner — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 21:45:52 GMT

I agree. Making gravy is a snap. Gravy from fried chicken or better yet quail is heaven on earth! Lots of salt and pepper in it!

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Boomernichols — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 21:55:09 GMT

@SharkE Milk gravy was a staple at my home growing up in the south. Milk gravy invokes memories of my momma standing at the stove stirring milk into a large iron skillet for our breakfast. God love her, she could make anything with so little and it was always good. Her favorite was "add until you think it's enough." Homemade biscuits, milk gravy and bacon or sausage was her usual Sunday breakfast. YUM!!!!!!

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froggy — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 23:57:28 GMT

I've always wanted to try that gravy mix at Sam's. I use a lot f McCormick Country Gravy mix. It's pretty god.

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shoptilyadropagain — Sun, 25 Apr 2021 00:38:25 GMT

Growing up, my mom ALWAYS made gravy with milk. Last year, I started following a couple ladies from the south with cooking pages on facebook and they use water most of the time. I was just shocked the first time I saw it.

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Susan in California — Sun, 25 Apr 2021 06:01:21 GMT

My mother was from Texas. I just loved her fried chicken with gravy.

On my birthday, she would always prepare my choice of a meal, and every time, it would be fried chicken.( and that gravy)

She would pour the leftover gravy over toast, for breakfast, and as a small child, I just loved it!

My father was a native Californian and his tastes were different. But I still to this day, love home made fried chicken and gravy

with mashed potatoes.

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Sweetbay magnolia — Sun, 25 Apr 2021 07:22:47 GMT

@chickenbutt wrote:
I like a good country gravy but am pretty lazy these days. Some time back I discovered a gravy packet (just add water) from Southeastern Mills Country Gravy.

This is, by far, the best I've ever tried. You don't even need to add a grain of salt or anything to it and it's perfect.

I get it by the 12pack on Amazon. I put them into Lock & Locks and store in the freezer so they stay good.

I'll never make it myself again, as long as I can get this brand mix.

@chickenbutt yes, this stuff is marvelous! In any of the iterations they offer (sausage, pepper, chicken, brown . . .). And a snap to make.

I've had even pre-mixed gravy be a chemistry experiment, where getting the right consistency was some effort. These little inexpensive packets are a dream. Very tasty!

I haven't tried Morrisons, @SharkE , but I'll be on the lookout for it. Hubbo likes gravy.

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lynnie61 — Sun, 25 Apr 2021 09:05:48 GMT

@Sweetbay magnolia @chickenbutt I found this Southeastern Mills pepper gravy a week ago at my local grocery store. It was so easy and delicious, and is made with water. I went back and bought 12 more. I do see Amazon has this cheaper, some in 12/24 packs. I fried some sausage, and mixed this in for biscuits and gravy. We loved it! Really good for a mix. Not sure I will bother with milk gravy ever again. I will have to try the country mix.

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CelticCrafter — Sun, 25 Apr 2021 13:47:50 GMT

Red eye gravy and milk gravy are not the same thing.