{"id":259488,"date":"2025-12-29T12:09:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T19:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/?p=259488"},"modified":"2025-12-29T12:09:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T19:09:20","slug":"meet-your-most-useful-condiment-of-2026-onion-gravy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2025\/12\/29\/meet-your-most-useful-condiment-of-2026-onion-gravy\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet your most useful condiment of 2026: onion gravy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-secondary-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><em>Wide Open Table is a bi-monthly Montana Free Press column on all things food and cooking. Sign up for this newsletter here.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-newsletters-subscribe newspack-newsletters-subscribe \"\n\t\tdata-success-message=\"Thank you for signing up!\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<form id=\"newspack-subscribe-1\" data-newspack-recaptcha=\"newspack_newsletter_signup\">\n\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"newspack_newsletters_subscribe\" value=\"1\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"lists[]\" value=\"9\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"newspack-newsletters-email-input\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"newspack-newsletters-subscribe-block-input-61916-email\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"email\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"npe\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tautocomplete=\"email\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tplaceholder=\"Email Address\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"submit-button has-background-color has-primary-background-color\"type=\"submit\" style=\"background-color: #aa986a;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"submit\">Sign up<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"newspack-newsletters-subscribe__response\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"newspack-newsletters-subscribe__icon\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"newspack-newsletters-subscribe__message\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s not every Wide Open Table column in which a condiment plays the star, but this onion gravy is primed to elevate a plate near you in 2026.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gravies usually start with meat drippings, and they can provide a critically savory complement to roasts and side dishes. Several centuries ago, British cooks figured out how to stretch those drippings with onions and feed even more hungry mouths.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4284\" height=\"5712\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_2401.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-259490\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Onion gravy has been further refined by other countries and cultures, with French techniques having the biggest impact. The French thickening process \u2014 using a roux coupled with slow caramelization \u2014 has its fingerprints all over this recipe. Eventually, onion gravy has evolved to the point at which the recipe requires no meat drippings at all, which is what you have here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maybe it\u2019s just my partial British ancestry talking, but I think this modern version makes for a top-notch topping on a variety of main dishes and sides. The popular British combo of bangers and mash (traditional English or Irish sausages with mashed potatoes) wouldn\u2019t work nearly as well without a rich and flavorful onion gravy. It makes a wonderful substitute for the cream gravy in <a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2025\/03\/11\/bangers-and-biscuits\/\">my \u201cbangers and biscuits\u201d recipe<\/a>, and it distinguishes my <a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2024\/10\/21\/pretzel-crusted-schnitzel-a-delicious-nod-to-deutschland\/\">pretzel-crusted schnitzel recipe<\/a> in a special way as well.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m strategically offering this recipe near the start of 2026 because I\u2019ll offer at least one recipe this year that will require you to master this gravy ahead of time. While it can be achieved by the most basic of cooks, there is nothing basic about its taste. Start your new year right with this essential addition to your cooking arsenal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-onion-gravy-recipe\" style=\"padding-bottom:0px\"><strong>ONION GRAVY RECIPE<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"h-onion-gravy-recipe\" style=\"padding-top:0px\">Serves 4-5\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>20-24 oz. yellow onions<br>4 tbsp butter<br>2 tbsp flour<br>1\/3 cup red wine<br>14.5 oz. can of chicken broth<br>1 tbsp stone-ground mustard<br>1 1\/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce<br>1 clove of garlic, minced<br>1 large sprig fresh thyme, or 1\/4 tsp dry thyme<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4284\" height=\"5712\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_2405.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-259492\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Slice the onions in half and peel the exteriors. With the cut side down, slice across them to produce strips no more than 1\/4-inch thick. Preheat a large saut\u00e9 pan on medium heat. Add the butter and onions. Stir to coat and spread evenly in the pan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Place foil or a lid on the pan and cook for five to six minutes. You should start to see a little browning on the edges. Add 1\/4 inch of water and stir until it evaporates. This starts to coat the onions with any browned contents from the pan. Repeat this process four or five times, checking on the onions every three minutes. At three-minute intervals, add 1\/4 cup of water, stir, and allow the water to evaporate. With each step, you\u2019ll see the onions getting smaller and browner. This is the caramelization process.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_2407-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-259491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_2407-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_2407-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_2407-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_2407-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_2407-900x1200.jpeg?crop=1 900w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_2407-600x800.jpeg?crop=1 600w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_2407-450x600.jpeg?crop=1 450w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_2407-300x400.jpeg?crop=1 300w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_2407-150x200.jpeg?crop=1 150w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_2407-1200x1600.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_2407-2000x2667.jpeg 2000w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_2407-780x1040.jpeg 780w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_2407-400x533.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_2407-706x941.jpeg 706w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_2407-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Once the onions are caramelized, add your minced garlic, thyme and flour, and stir everything together. Cook this mixture for about two minutes before adding the wine. The wine will help you scrape off any browned bits that are still stuck to the pan. Now add your chicken broth, continue scraping bits off the pan, and stir well to pull the flour off the onions, thereby starting the thickening process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Add the Worcestershire sauce and mustard and stir. Drop the heat to low and let your gravy thicken until it can coat the back of a spoon. If you used a sprig of thyme, remove it from the gravy now. 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