Mama Lainas Chicken Gravy Reduced Fat Version Recipes

LOW-FAT GRAVY

Steps:

• In a saucepan, saute onion, mushrooms and parsley in 1/4 cup broth until vegetables are tender. Combine cornstarch, pepper and 1/2 cup of broth; stir until smooth. Add to pan with the remaining broth. Bring to boil, stirring occasionally; boil for 2 minutes.

NAENAE'S FAT FREE CHICKEN GRAVY

Steps:

• 1. In a 1 quart saucepan, pour in the cold water. Add remaining ingredients and whisk.
• 2. Place pan on the stove, on medium heat, and constantly stir until gravy comes to a boil. Continue to boil for 1 minute, remove from heat and serve.
• 3. Makes 2 cups (8 "1/4 cup" servings) This is great on rice, potatoes, stuffing or anything you like gravy on.
• 4. * NOTE: Make sure the water is cold when you start. If you add dry corn starch to warm liquids, you end up with big clumps of goo and not a smooth gravy. At this point it can't be saved, dump it out and start over.

MAMA LAINA'S CHICKEN GRAVY (REDUCED-FAT VERSION)

Steps:

• Heat oil in a 2-quart saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in flour until smooth. Cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly golden brown, 7 to 10 minutes. Add chicken broth 1 cup at a time, whisking well after each addition. Add bouillon, garlic powder, rosemary, black pepper, onion powder, and paprika. Whisk until smooth, about 3 to 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low; simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes.n

MAMA LAINA'S CHICKEN GRAVY (REDUCED-FAT VERSION)

Steps:

• Heat oil in a 2-quart saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in flour until smooth. Cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly golden brown, 7 to 10 minutes. Add chicken broth 1 cup at a time, whisking well after each addition. Add bouillon, garlic powder, rosemary, black pepper, onion powder, and paprika. Whisk until smooth, about 3 to 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low; simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes.

LIBERIAN CHICKEN GRAVY

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix together seasoned salt, black pepper, cayenne, onion powder and garlic powder. Place chicken in a medium bowl, rub the spice mixture all over and let sit for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a blender or food processor, purée onion, garlic, seasoning cube and 1 habanero pepper.
• Heat oven to 425 degrees. Heat olive oil in a large cast-iron or other ovenproof skillet over high. Once it is shimmering, add the chicken skin side down. Cook, undisturbed, until the skin develops a golden-brown crust, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer the chicken to a plate, leaving behind the remaining fat.
• Turn heat down to medium, and mix tomato paste with chicken fat and oil in the pan. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the tomato paste becomes fragrant and darkens in color, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in the pureed ingredients, and cook for another 5 minutes, until thickened slightly. Add chicken stock and cook for 2 minutes more, just to incorporate the flavors. Stir in bell peppers and remaining habanero pepper, then nestle the chicken thighs in the pan, skin side up.
• Bake until the sauce has a slushy texture, 30 to 35 minutes. To serve, transfer the chicken to plates and spoon the sauce on top. Serve with rice.

CLASSIC ROAST CHICKEN & GRAVY

Steps:

• Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Have a shelf ready in the middle of the oven without any shelves above it.
• Scatter 1 roughly chopped onion and 2 roughly chopped carrots over the base of a roasting tin that fits the whole 1 ½ kg chicken, but doesn't swamp it.
• Season the cavity of the chicken liberally with salt and pepper, then stuff with 2 lemon halves and a small bunch of thyme, if using.
• Sit the chicken on the vegetables, smother the breast and legs all over with 25g softened butter, then season the outside with salt and pepper.
• Place in the oven and leave, undisturbed, for 1 hr 20 mins - this will give you a perfectly roasted chicken. To check, pierce the thigh with a skewer and the juices should run clear.
• Carefully remove the tin from the oven and, using a pair of tongs, lift the chicken to a dish or board to rest for 15-20 mins. As you lift the dish, let any juices from the chicken pour out of the cavity into the roasting tin.
• While the chicken is resting, make the gravy. Place the roasting tin over a low flame, then stir in 1 tbsp flour and sizzle until you have a light brown, sandy paste.
• Gradually pour in 250ml chicken stock, stirring all the time, until you have a thickened sauce.
• Simmer for 2 mins, using a wooden spoon to stir, scraping any sticky bits from the tin.
• Strain the gravy into a small saucepan, then simmer and season to taste. When you carve the bird, add any extra juices to the gravy.

CHICKEN GRAVY

Steps:

• Pour drippings and loosened browned bits into a 2-cup measuring cup. Skim fat, reserving 4 tablespoons (if less than 4 tablespoons fat, add enough melted butter to the fat to total 4 tablespoons). Add enough broth to the drippings to measure 2 cups. , In a small saucepan, combine flour and reserved fat until smooth. Gradually stir in the drippings mixture. Stir in the thyme, sage, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes.