Apple Cider Gravy

"I serve this when I cook a pork roast. I always get raves."
 
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Ready In:
25mins
Ingredients:
7
Yields:
2 cs.
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ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons fat from the drippings, the rest of the no-fat drippings
  • 14 ounces chicken broth
  • 13 cup fresh apple cider or 1/3 cup unsweetened apple juice
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 3 tablespoons flour
  • 1 tablespoon Bourbon or 1 tablespoon orange juice
  • 12 teaspoon orange zest
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directions

  • Pour out drippings and let fat rise to the top.
  • Meanwhile, deglaze pan with a little water.
  • Skim off 3 tbsps.
  • of fat and put into saucepan.
  • Toss out the rest of the fat.
  • Add drippings to pan.
  • Make a mix of the flour and a small amount of COLD chicken broth-- remember cold is good here.
  • Put everything but the bourbon (or orange juice) and the orange peel into the saucepan.
  • Bring to a simmer.
  • Slowly, in a thin even stream, add the flour/broth mixture.
  • Adjust for desired thickness.
  • Remove from the heat add the bourbon or orange juice and the orange peel.
  • Serve.

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Reviews

  1. Sorry - I made this just as directed and no one in my family liked it. Said it was "yucky". I thought it was o.k., but the alcohol flavor was too strong. Not worth the effort to try it again with the orange juice.
     
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