Onion gravy

Four portions of British onion gravy for roast meat or sausages; one serving is about 210 g.

4 servingsFinal yield 850 g

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Ingredients

  • 500 gOnions, raw
  • 35 gButter, without salt
  • 30 gWheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched
  • 500 gSoup, beef broth, less/reduced sodium, ready to serve
  • 2 gSpices, thyme, dried
  • 2 gSalt, table

Method

  1. Cut onion into thin half-moons. Melt butter in a saucepan and slowly brown onion over medium heat, stirring often, for 15 minutes.
  2. Stir in flour and thyme and cook for 2 minutes until the raw flour smell has gone.
  3. Gradually add beef stock and salt, whisking smooth. Simmer 18 minutes until the gravy coats the back of a spoon.

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Nutrition

Calculated from the selected ingredients; not a laboratory measurement.

Whole recipe

Energy
595.7 kcal
Protein
14.8 g
Fat
29.7 g
Total carbohydrate (by difference)
71.9 g
Total dietary fibre (USDA)
10.1 g
Saturated fatty acids
18.2 g
Sodium
1,925.7 mg
Salt (sodium × 2.5)
4.8 g

Per serving

Energy
148.9 kcal
Protein
3.7 g
Fat
7.4 g
Total carbohydrate (by difference)
18 g
Total dietary fibre (USDA)
2.5 g
Saturated fatty acids
4.5 g
Sodium
481.4 mg
Salt (sodium × 2.5)
1.2 g

Per 100 g of finished food

Energy
70.1 kcal
Protein
1.7 g
Fat
3.5 g
Total carbohydrate (by difference)
8.5 g
Total dietary fibre (USDA)
1.2 g
Saturated fatty acids
2.1 g
Sodium
226.6 mg
Salt (sodium × 2.5)
0.57 g

Salt is calculated from sodium (g salt = mg sodium × 2.5 / 1000) and includes sodium from all ingredients.

A dash means the value is unknown, not zero.

Calculation limitations

  • Nutrition is a calculated estimate, not a laboratory measurement.
  • The final yield is an editorial estimate.
  • The number of servings is an editorial estimate (midpoint of the source range or based on the dish type and energy).
  • Fibre, saturated fat and sodium of cooked ingredients are estimated from the consumed ingredient amounts; for drained ingredients, sodium is included only where the retained amount is an explicit editorial estimate.
  • Some process effects could not be resolved in this calculation.

Allergens

Contains: Gluten, Milk

May contain: Soy, Celery

Derived from ingredients – check the package label.

Food data sources

  • USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy (2018-04) · USDA Agricultural Research Service, FoodData Central SR Legacy. · CC0 1.0 Universal