https://realgravy.co.uk/ Hundreds of real gravy recipes, from Sunday roast pan gravy to chip shop curry sauce. Written in plain English with metric and imperial, tested technique and no life stories. en-gb Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:16:04 GMT https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/southern-sausage-gravy-for-biscuits/ https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/southern-sausage-gravy-for-biscuits/ Crumbled pork sausage browned hard, then a flour roux built in its own fat and let down with milk until it coats a spoon, finished with far more black pepper than feels sensible. American Style Gravies Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:16:04 GMT https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/country-white-gravy/ https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/country-white-gravy/ The plainest of the milk gravies, a pale butter roux loosened with milk and seasoned with white and black pepper, ready in under ten minutes with nothing but store cupboard bits. American Style Gravies Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:16:04 GMT https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/red-eye-gravy/ https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/red-eye-gravy/ Salty ham drippings deglazed with strong black coffee, thin as broth and sharp as anything, with no flour in sight. American Style Gravies Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:16:04 GMT https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/chicken-fried-steak-gravy/ https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/chicken-fried-steak-gravy/ A thick peppery cream gravy built in the frying oil straight after the steaks come out, using the seasoned dredge and all the crunchy bits left behind. American Style Gravies Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:16:04 GMT https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/thanksgiving-turkey-giblet-gravy/ https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/thanksgiving-turkey-giblet-gravy/ A deep turkey gravy built on a giblet stock made hours ahead, finished in the roasting tin and studded with the chopped giblets and a little hard boiled egg. American Style Gravies Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:16:04 GMT https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/american-diner-brown-gravy/ https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/american-diner-brown-gravy/ A dry roasted flour and butter roux taken to the colour of an old penny, let down with beef stock and seasoned with onion and garlic granules, the way it comes out of a diner ladle. American Style Gravies Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:16:04 GMT https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/poutine-gravy/ https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/poutine-gravy/ A Québécois chip shop gravy made from half beef and half chicken stock, thickened with a browned roux and a cornflour slurry, sharpened with vinegar so it cuts through cheese curds. American Style Gravies Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:16:04 GMT https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/mushroom-gravy-for-meatloaf/ https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/mushroom-gravy-for-meatloaf/ Chestnut mushrooms fried hard until they squeak and brown, then built into a beef stock gravy with a spoon of ketchup and a shot of Worcestershire sauce to echo the meatloaf glaze. American Style Gravies Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:16:04 GMT https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/salisbury-steak-gravy/ https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/salisbury-steak-gravy/ An onion and mushroom brown gravy made in the pan the beef patties came out of, deglazed properly and finished with Worcestershire sauce and a spoon of tomato purée. American Style Gravies Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:16:04 GMT https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/cajun-roux-gravy/ https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/cajun-roux-gravy/ Flour and oil stirred over a low heat for the better part of an hour until it reaches the colour of dark chocolate, then built out with the holy trinity and chicken stock. American Style Gravies Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:16:04 GMT https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/bacon-grease-gravy/ https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/bacon-grease-gravy/ A milk gravy built entirely in rendered streaky bacon fat, kept deliberately lean on flour so the smoke comes through, with the crisp bacon crumbled back in at the end. American Style Gravies Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:16:04 GMT https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/buttermilk-gravy/ https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/buttermilk-gravy/ A butter roux let down with milk and then finished off the heat with cold buttermilk, which gives a gentle sourness without ever being allowed to boil and split. American Style Gravies Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:16:04 GMT https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/hamburger-steak-gravy/ https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/hamburger-steak-gravy/ A deeply onion heavy brown gravy, no mushrooms, built on slowly caramelised onions and beef stock and finished with a spoon of the beef juices from the patties. American Style Gravies Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:16:04 GMT https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/chocolate-gravy/ https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/chocolate-gravy/ A sweet Appalachian breakfast gravy of cocoa, sugar, flour and milk, cooked to a loose pudding and poured hot over split scones with a knob of butter melting on top. American Style Gravies Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:16:04 GMT https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/southern-tomato-gravy/ https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/southern-tomato-gravy/ Bacon fat, flour and tinned tomatoes cooked down into a thick rust coloured gravy, softened with a splash of milk and lifted with a pinch of sugar and plenty of pepper. American Style Gravies Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:16:04 GMT https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/turkey-neck-gravy/ https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/turkey-neck-gravy/ Turkey necks roasted hard until dark, then simmered into a strong stock and thickened into a gravy with real backbone, made entirely without the bird. American Style Gravies Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:16:04 GMT https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/smothered-pork-chop-gravy/ https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/smothered-pork-chop-gravy/ Dredged pork chops browned and then braised low and slow under a thick onion and stock gravy until the meat gives way and the sauce turns dark and sticky. American Style Gravies Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:16:04 GMT https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/fried-chicken-pan-gravy/ https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/fried-chicken-pan-gravy/ A cream enriched pan gravy made in the fat left from frying chicken, thick with crisp coating fragments and finished with a spoon of double cream. American Style Gravies Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:16:04 GMT https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/sawmill-gravy/ https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/sawmill-gravy/ The older, rougher milk gravy, thickened with a mix of flour and coarse cornmeal so it has a slight grit, kept thin and hit with far more pepper than seems reasonable. American Style Gravies Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:16:04 GMT https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/giblet-free-thanksgiving-gravy/ https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/giblet-free-thanksgiving-gravy/ A make ahead holiday gravy built on roasted turkey wings rather than offal, so there is nothing in it anyone can object to, and it can be finished a week before the meal. American Style Gravies Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:16:04 GMT https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/slow-cooker-pot-roast-gravy/ https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/slow-cooker-pot-roast-gravy/ The braising liquid from a slow cooked beef joint, defatted, reduced hard in a pan and finished with a cornflour slurry so it thickens without any raw flour taste. American Style Gravies Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:16:04 GMT https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/philly-roast-pork-gravy/ https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/philly-roast-pork-gravy/ A thin garlic and oregano pork jus from a slow roasted shoulder, barely thickened, meant to be soaked straight into a roll rather than poured over a plate. American Style Gravies Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:16:04 GMT https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/green-chile-gravy/ https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/green-chile-gravy/ A New Mexican gravy of roasted green chillies and chicken stock, thickened with a light oil roux and warmed through with cumin and garlic, poured over everything from eggs to burritos. American Style Gravies Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:16:04 GMT https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/country-ham-gravy/ https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/country-ham-gravy/ A milk gravy built in the salty fat left from frying dry cured ham, thickened lightly and given a pinch of sugar to hold the saltiness in check, with no extra salt anywhere. American Style Gravies Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:16:04 GMT https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/vegan-southern-sausage-gravy/ https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/vegan-southern-sausage-gravy/ Crumbled plant based sausage browned in oil, built into an oat milk gravy with nutritional yeast and a hit of sage and fennel so it tastes like the original rather than an apology for it. American Style Gravies Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:16:04 GMT https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/biscuits-and-gravy-for-a-crowd/ https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/biscuits-and-gravy-for-a-crowd/ A big batch sausage gravy scaled for twelve, built in a large casserole and held in a low oven, with the timings and consistency adjusted so it survives an hour on the side. American Style Gravies Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:16:04 GMT https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/classic-peppercorn-sauce/ https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/classic-peppercorn-sauce/ Green and black peppercorns crushed by hand, softened in butter with shallot, deglazed with brandy and finished with reduced beef stock and double cream. Creamy Gravies and Sauces Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:16:04 GMT https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/creamy-mushroom-gravy/ https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/creamy-mushroom-gravy/ Chestnut mushrooms browned hard in batches, backed up with dried porcini and their soaking liquor, then loosened with stock and finished with double cream. Creamy Gravies and Sauces Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:16:04 GMT https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/diane-sauce/ https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/diane-sauce/ The full steak Diane set of components: shallot, garlic, mushrooms, brandy, Worcestershire sauce, Dijon, beef stock and double cream, finished with parsley and cold butter. Creamy Gravies and Sauces Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:16:04 GMT https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/blue-cheese-gravy/ https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/blue-cheese-gravy/ A butter and flour base loosened with beef stock and cream, with crumbled blue cheese melted in off the heat so it stays smooth rather than stringy. Creamy Gravies and Sauces Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:16:04 GMT https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/mustard-cream-gravy/ https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/mustard-cream-gravy/ White wine reduced with shallot, built up with chicken stock and double cream, then finished off the heat with Dijon and a little English mustard for backbone. Creamy Gravies and Sauces Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:16:04 GMT https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/garlic-cream-gravy/ https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/garlic-cream-gravy/ A whole head of garlic simmered soft in stock until sweet and mellow, mashed to a puree and finished with double cream and a little thyme. Creamy Gravies and Sauces Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:16:04 GMT https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/creamy-chicken-gravy/ https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/creamy-chicken-gravy/ Roast chicken tin juices turned into a smooth roux gravy with proper chicken stock, brightened with a little lemon and finished with double cream. Creamy Gravies and Sauces Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:16:04 GMT https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/tarragon-cream-gravy/ https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/tarragon-cream-gravy/ Vermouth and shallot reduced right down, built with chicken stock and double cream, and finished with a generous amount of fresh tarragon stirred in off the heat. Creamy Gravies and Sauces Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:16:04 GMT https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/horseradish-cream-gravy/ https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/horseradish-cream-gravy/ A rich beef gravy reduced hard and then finished off the heat with double cream and fresh grated horseradish, so the heat survives to the plate. Creamy Gravies and Sauces Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:16:04 GMT https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/whisky-cream-gravy-for-steak/ https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/whisky-cream-gravy-for-steak/ Shallots and cracked pepper deglazed with Scotch whisky, reduced with beef stock and a spoon of marmalade, then finished with double cream for a proper steak night sauce. Creamy Gravies and Sauces Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:16:04 GMT https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/cream-and-cider-pork-gravy/ https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/cream-and-cider-pork-gravy/ Dry cider cooked down with apple and sage in the pork pan, lengthened with stock and softened with double cream for a West Country style gravy. Creamy Gravies and Sauces Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:16:04 GMT https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/stilton-and-port-gravy/ https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/stilton-and-port-gravy/ Port reduced to a syrup with thyme and shallot, built with beef stock and a little cream, then finished off the heat with crumbled Stilton. Creamy Gravies and Sauces Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:16:04 GMT https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/creamy-onion-and-bacon-gravy/ https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/creamy-onion-and-bacon-gravy/ Smoked bacon lardons rendered slowly, onions softened in the fat until sweet, then a stock and cream gravy built straight on top of them. Creamy Gravies and Sauces Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:16:04 GMT https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/soured-cream-gravy/ https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/soured-cream-gravy/ A paprika and caraway pan gravy finished with soured cream that has been stabilised with flour and tempered, so it stays smooth instead of splitting. Creamy Gravies and Sauces Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:16:04 GMT https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/creme-fraiche-gravy/ https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/creme-fraiche-gravy/ A quick chicken pan gravy finished with full fat creme fraiche and chives, sharper and lighter than a double cream sauce but every bit as glossy. Creamy Gravies and Sauces Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:16:04 GMT https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/cheddar-gravy-for-chips/ https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/cheddar-gravy-for-chips/ A loose, pourable cheese gravy built on a light roux with stock and evaporated milk, with mature Cheddar melted in off the heat so it never goes stringy. Creamy Gravies and Sauces Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:16:04 GMT https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/creamy-leek-gravy/ https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/creamy-leek-gravy/ Leeks sweated slowly in butter until they melt, loosened with vegetable stock and finished with cream, white pepper and a scrape of nutmeg. Creamy Gravies and Sauces Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:16:04 GMT https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/brandy-cream-peppercorn-gravy/ https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/brandy-cream-peppercorn-gravy/ A roasting tin gravy thickened with flour, spiked with pink and black peppercorns, deglazed with brandy and softened with cream, made for a whole joint rather than a single steak. Creamy Gravies and Sauces Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:16:04 GMT https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/creamy-dill-gravy-for-fish/ https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/creamy-dill-gravy-for-fish/ White wine and fish stock reduced with shallot, finished with double cream, capers, lemon and a lot of fresh dill stirred in off the heat. Creamy Gravies and Sauces Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:16:04 GMT https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/buttered-sage-cream-gravy/ https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/buttered-sage-cream-gravy/ Butter browned until nutty with crisped sage leaves, then loosened with vegetable stock and double cream and finished with nutmeg, no flour anywhere. Creamy Gravies and Sauces Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:16:04 GMT https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/parmesan-cream-gravy/ https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/parmesan-cream-gravy/ Chicken stock simmered with a Parmesan rind for depth, reduced with cream and garlic, then finished off the heat with finely grated Parmesan. Creamy Gravies and Sauces Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:16:04 GMT https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/creamy-wholegrain-mustard-gravy/ https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/creamy-wholegrain-mustard-gravy/ Chicken stock sharpened with cider vinegar and honey, softened with double cream, and stirred through with a generous three tablespoons of wholegrain mustard. Creamy Gravies and Sauces Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:16:04 GMT https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/lighter-creamy-gravy/ https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/lighter-creamy-gravy/ Half the fat of a standard cream gravy, using light evaporated milk thickened with cornflour and lifted at the end with a single spoon of double cream. Creamy Gravies and Sauces Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:16:04 GMT https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/dairy-free-creamy-gravy/ https://realgravy.co.uk/recipes/dairy-free-creamy-gravy/ A vegan gravy with real body, built on browned shallots and miso, thickened with cornflour and finished with an oat based cooking cream that holds a simmer. Creamy Gravies and Sauces Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:16:04 GMT