Chicken Gravy Recipe
Making Chicken Gravy from scratch is easy following our chicken gravy recipe! It takes a total time of just 20 minutes to make using simple ingredients, with or without chicken drippings.
Ingredients
- drippings from air fryer chicken
- 2 ½ Tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1½ - 1 ¾ cups chicken stock chilled
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Pour the accumulated drippings from air fryer chicken into a 2 cup measuring cup. Let it sit for a few minutes so the fat separates to sit on top of the juices. If you don't have chicken drippings or aren't planning on cooking chicken for drippings, you can use butter and additional stock as a substitute.
- Using a spoon, carefully skim the separated fat off the top of the juices. Reserve 3 Tablespoons of fat in a saucepan. Discard any remaining fat. Leave the juices in the measuring cup. You can also use a fat separator.
- Heat the reserved 3 Tablespoons of fat in the saucepan over medium heat.
- Add flour and whisk until golden, about 4 minutes. It’s important to cook the flour and allow the color to caramelize slightly.
- Add enough chicken stock to the reserved juices in the measuring cup to make 2 cups of liquid.
- Slowly whisk in the 2 cups of liquid to the saucepan with the flour mixture. Bring to a boil, whisking until smooth. Reduce the heat and simmer until the gravy reduces to the desired thickness, about 5-8 minutes. Taste, season if needed, and serve!
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Notes
- The gravy should be thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, but still pour smoothly. It should not be as thin as a broth or as thick as a pudding.
- Appearance: When you stir the gravy, it should have a smooth, velvety appearance without being too runny or clumpy.
- Test on Plate: If you drizzle some gravy on a plate, it should spread slightly but still hold its shape without immediately running all over the plate.
- You can add fresh herbs to customize your gravy if you'd like. Thyme or rosemary are great additions.
- Important nutrition note: Calculated nutrition does not include the drippings as this can vary. We ask that if you need to track nutrition, you calculate it as necessary for your recipe.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 33kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 2gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 2mgSodium: 86mgPotassium: 66mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 2IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 2mgIron: 0.3mg