Homemade Chicken Gravy

• servings: 8 servings
• total time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

½ cup unsalted butter

½ cup all-purpose flour

1 quart cold chicken stock, or more if needed

⅓ cup heavy cream

salt and ground white pepper to taste

1 pinch cayenne pepper

Directions

Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Gradually whisk in flour, reduce heat to low, and stir until the roux has turned golden and smells like a cooked pie crust, 10 to 12 minutes.

Whisk in about 2 cups of cold stock, a little at a time, stirring to remove any lumps. Add remaining 2 cups stock.

Cook, stirring occasionally, until gravy is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, 10 to 15 minutes.

Stir in heavy cream, and season with salt, white pepper, and cayenne. Taste and if the gravy still tastes starchy, let it simmer a little longer, adding more cold stock if necessary.

Serve hot and enjoy!

Nutrition

• Calories: 170 kcal
• Total Fat: 16 g
• Saturated Fat: 10 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
• Cholesterol: 45 mg
• Sodium: 346 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0 g
• Total Sugars: 0 g
• Protein: 1 g