Balsamic Gravy Recipes

ROASTED PORK LOIN WITH BALSAMIC GRAVY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 475 degrees. Place pork in a 9-by-13-inch roasting pan. Rub pork with oil; evenly coat with mixed seeds. Season with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
• Roast pork until browned, 25 to 30 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees. Continue cooking (tented with foil if browning too quickly) until an instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part registers 140 degrees and pork juices run clear, 10 to 20 minutes.
• Transfer pork to a platter. Tent with foil, and let rest 10 to 20 minutes while you make the Balsamic Gravy. To serve, slice the pork about 1/4 inch thick, and serve with the gravy.

BALSAMIC GRAVY

Steps:

• Pour off excess fat from roasting pan (leaving behind dark liquid and browned bits). Add broth to pan; cook over medium-high heat, scraping up browned bits with a wooden spoon, until liquid is reduced by half, 5 to 7 minutes.
• In a small bowl, whisk together flour and the water. Reduce heat to medium; whisk flour mixture and vinegar into pan until gravy is completely smooth and has thickened, 1 to 3 minutes.

CUBE STEAKS WITH BALSAMIC ONION GRAVY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Combine flour, salt, & pepper in a shallow plate. Dredge the meat in the flour mixture.
• Heat olive oil over medium heat in a dutch oven. Brown steaks on each side (adding additional olive oil if needed). Set aside.
• Melt the butter in the dutch oven and cook onions in it until they are tender, add the wine and cook until it reduces. Top with browned steaks.
• Add remaining ingredients except for cornstarch. Cover and place in the oven. Cook for 2 ½-3 hours or until fork-tender. Halfway through cooking, add 1 more cup of broth so the meat is covered with liquid.
• Remove the dutch oven from oven and remove the steaks from the pot and place on a plate covered with foil.
• Combine cornstarch with 1 tablespoon water. Bring liquid in the pot to a boil. Stir in cornstarch slurry and stir until thickened.
• Serve over mashed potatoes.

BALSAMIC GRAVY

Steps:

• Pour off excess fat from roasting pan (reserving dark liquid and browned bits). Add chicken broth to pan; cook over medium-high heat, scraping up browned bits, until liquid has reduced by half, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk flour with water.
• Reduce heat to medium; whisk in flour mixture and balsamic vinegar until sauce is completely smooth and has thickened, 1 to 3 minutes.

BALSAMIC GLAZE

Steps:

• Mix balsamic vinegar with brown sugar in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly until sugar has dissolved. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until glaze is reduced by half, about 20 minutes. Glaze should coat the back of a spoon. Let cool and pour into a jar with a lid; store in refrigerator.

ROAST TURKEY WITH HERB BUTTER AND CARAMELIZED ONION-BALSAMIC GRAVY

Steps:

• Make turkey:
• Preheat oven to 325°F. Rinse turkey inside and out; pat dry. Place on rack in roasting pan. Sprinkle cavities with salt and pepper. If not stuffing turkey, place rosemary and sage sprigs in main cavity. If stuffing turkey, spoon stuffing loosely into main cavity. Melt butter in saucepan. Mix in chopped rosemary, sage, orange peel, pepper and salt. Brush herb butter over turkey. Tuck wing tips under turkey; tie legs together to hold shape. Roast turkey 1 hour. Baste with pan juices. Continue roasting turkey until thermometer inserted into thigh registers 180°F, basting every 20 minutes, about 2 3/4 hours longer if unstuffed or about 3 1/4 hours longer if stuffed.
• Meanwhile, prepare gravy:
• Combine turkey neck and giblets, 5 1/2 cups broth, quartered onion and bay leaf in saucepan. Simmer until reduced to 3 cups liquid, skimming occasionally, about 1 hour. Strain turkey stock.
• Melt butter in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add sliced onions; sauté 10 minutes. Add 1 tablespoon rosemary and 1 tablespoon sage and sauté until onions are golden, about 10 minutes. Add flour; stir 1 minute. Gradually whisk in turkey stock. Boil until gravy thickens, stirring often, about 3 minutes. Add 1 teaspoon each rosemary and sage.
• Transfer turkey to platter. Tent with foil. Pour juices from pan into large glass measuring cup; spoon off fat. Add juices to gravy. Add vinegar to roasting pan. Bring vinegar to simmer over medium heat, scraping up browned bits. Pour mixture into heavy small saucepan. Boil until reduced to 1/4 cup, about 3 minutes; add to gravy. Rewarm gravy; thin with more chicken broth, if desired. Season with salt and pepper.

SEASONED GARLIC GRAVY

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, heat butter over medium heat. Add garlic; cook and stir 1 minute. Stir in flour, poultry seasoning and pepper until smooth; gradually whisk in broth. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir until thickened, 1-2 minutes.