- I came across this simple English recipe for onion gravy or sauce, which appeared in a cookbook of 1852.
- The gravy was served with roast poultry.
INGREDIENTS
- 2 onions
- 3-4 sprigs of thyme
- 3 tablespoons of butter
- 2 teaspoons of granulated sugar
- 500ml of water
- Salt & pepper to taste
METHOD
- Chop the onions into small pieces.
- Melt the butter in a saucepan and add the onions and thyme.
- Fry with stirring until the onions are brown.
- Sprinkle over them the sugar.
- Stir and cook for a couple more minutes.
- Add the water and mix well.
- Stir and cook for a few more minutes.
- Sieve the gravy and season to taste.
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- Pour the gravy over the cooked bird/roast meat and serve.
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- NOTE
- A roast chicken was used for testing the gravy.
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- Or you can serve the gravy separately.

