A Neat Trick to Remove Grease From Gravy

You love homemade gravy but do not care for the grease. Most of us do not care to consume the fat that is part and parcel of the grease which collects on the top of gravy. So, how do you remove grease from gravy?

Most of us do not care for the extra calories contained in grease nor find it appetizing to ladle out gravy with a layer of grease on top. But, unless you know a few tricks, it is hard to eliminate grease from gravy.

Many cooks do their best to remove the grease before making their gravy by tilting their roasting pan, allowing the grease to pool, and trying to pour it off or scooping it out with a tablespoon. While this will remove some of the grease, there will still be a stubborn layer, which spoils the flavor and appeal of homemade gravy.

Other cooks make their gravy first, then try to remove the grease as it forms later on top. They attempt to pour off the grease from the nozzle of a gravy boat or skim it off the top of the gravy.

There's a much better way to remove grease from gravy.

This method is one of the best ways to remove almost all of the grease from meat juice before gravy is prepared.

1. Pour meat juice through a strainer and into a pot ( you want to strain the juice to remove bits and pieces from the cooking process)
2. Place pot in the freezer
3. As the meat juice cools, the grease will rise to the top and freeze in a solid white-colored disc that can easily be removed in either one chunk or in a couple of pieces.
4. Once you've lifted out the hardened grease you can make your gravy.

This trick makes for almost grease-free gravy and is one of the easiest methods to remove grease from your meat juice, prior to thickening it for homemade gravy.

Now that you've tackled the "grease in your gravy" issue, the next step to making good gravy is knowing how to make lump-free gravy. Good gravy is gravy that is free of grease and free of lumps.