This is a lovely gravy mix that lets you whip up a small batch of beef gravy in a jiffy.
Yield: Makes 225 g / 1 1/3 cups / 22 1/2 tablespoons.
Enough for 10 x 3/4 cup (175 ml / 6 oz) batches of gravy.
The gravy will come out dark, even though the mix is light. (Though how dark may depend on the bouillon powder you use.) If you want it even darker, add a few drops of gravy darkener such as Kitchen Bouquet when you go to add the water to mix it up.
If you don’t have all the seasonings suggested, feel free to omit or try a substitute. The mushroom powder can be hard to get unless you buy it specially or make it, granted, but it does provide a background meatiness to the taste. You might want to be leery of using celery salt — beef bouillon powders can be salty to start with.
If you are opening a jar of home-canned beef as part of the meal, use the stock from the jar for the water!
Sodium levels will vary for you based on the beef granules you use. We calculated based on a standard beef bouillon; you can do better if you are able to find a low-sodium one to use.