Hamburger Gravy
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Hamburger Gravy is the ultimate comfort food that is quick and easy to make completely from scratch. With just a few simple ingredients like ground beef, beef stock, heavy cream, thyme, paprika, and Worcestershire sauce, you can have this hearty dish ready in about 30 minutes.
Serve over mashed potatoes, homemade buttermilk biscuits, steamed rice, or egg noodles for an extra tasty meal that’s sure to become a family favorite!
This old-fashioned hamburger gravy recipe is an American classic for a reason. It is an inexpensive meal that is perfect for busy weeknights, and the leftovers heat up nicely for lunch the next day.
Check out the Beef Gravy Recipes page for even more easy gravy ideas.
Hamburger Gravy Ingredients
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What is Kitchen Bouquet?
Kitchen Bouquet Browning & Seasoning Sauce is a concentrated blend of mixed vegetable stock, spices and herbs that enhances your favorite meals with savory rich flavor. This browning and seasoning sauce will add golden brown color and downhome flavor to hamburgers, pork chops, steaks, chicken, soups, stews, sauces, gravy and more.
Kitchen Bouquet
How to make easy Hamburger Gravy
Brown ground beef in a large skillet over medium-high heat until halfway browned. Add the onions and continue cooking until softened, about 4 minutes.
Add the minced garlic and cook for one additional minute, stirring continuously.
Melt the butter into the browned beef mixture. Stir in the flour and continue cooking for 2 minutes, stirring constantly to cook the flour.
Combining butter and flour together creates a “roux” that thicken the gravy.
Slowly add the beef stock and heavy cream and bring to a simmer, stirring constantly until smooth.
Add the thyme, paprika, cayenne, Worcestershire sauce, and kitchen bouquet browning sauce, stir to combine.
Season with sea salt and black pepper to taste. Serve over mashed potatoes, biscuits, pasta, or rice sprinkled with chopped parsley.
Recipe Variations
- Dairy-free: substitute canned coconut milk for the heavy cream.
- Vegetables: add sliced mushrooms, peas, or carrots to the gravy.
- Herbs: try substituting dried or fresh rosemary, oregano, or sage.
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Got Leftovers?
- Allow leftover hamburger gravy to cool completely then place in an airtight container and store in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Reheat in the microwave or on the stove, adding additional beef stock or cream to thin if needed.
- To freeze: cool completely and place in a zipper top storage bag or airtight container and store in the freezer for up to 3 months. Allow to defrost in the refrigerator overnight and reheat before serving.
More ground beef dinner ideas
Salisbury Steak
Made from ground beef mixed with panko bread crumbs, diced onion, and seasonings, served with a rich brown gravy with sliced mushrooms and onions.
Loco Moco
This Hawaiian favorite is made with a ground steak patty served over a bed of rice, topped with a rich brown gravy and sunny-side up egg.
Guinness Beef Chili
This simple to make with ground beef, stout beer, crushed tomatoes, garlic, onions, and two types of chili powder is rich and hearty with must the right amount of spice.
Enjoy!!
Hamburger Gravy
Equipment
- Skillet
Ingredients
- 1.5 pounds lean ground beef I used 97%
- .75 cup chopped yellow onion about half a medium onion
- 2 cloves fresh garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- .25 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 cups beef stock or beef broth
- 0.5 cup heavy cream or half & half
- 0.5 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- 0.5 teaspoon paprika
- pinch cayenne or more to taste
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 10 drops Kitchen Bouquet Browning Sauce about 1/8th teaspoon
- sea salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Brown ground beef in a large skillet over medium-high heat until halfway browned. Add the onions and continue cooking until softened, about 4 minutes.
- Add the minced garlic and cook for one additional minute, stirring continuously.
- Melt the butter into the browned beef mixture. Stir in the flour and continue cooking for 2 minutes, stirring constantly to cook the flour.
- Slowly add the beef stock and heavy cream and bring to a simmer, stirring constantly until smooth.
- Add the thyme, paprika, cayenne, Worcestershire sauce, and kitchen bouquet browning sauce, stir to combine.
- Season with sea salt and black pepper to taste. Serve over mashed potatoes, biscuits, pasta, or rice sprinkled with chopped parsley.
Notes
- Dairy-free: substitute canned coconut milk for the heavy cream.
- Vegetables: add sliced mushrooms, peas, or carrots to the gravy.
- Herbs: try substituting dried or fresh rosemary, oregano, or sage.
- Allow leftover hamburger gravy to cool completely then place in an airtight container and store in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Reheat in the microwave or on the stove, adding additional beef stock or cream to thin if needed.
- To freeze: cool completely and place in a zipper top storage bag or airtight container and store in the freezer for up to 3 months. Allow to defrost in the refrigerator overnight and reheat before serving.
