KFC® Copycat Gravy

This quick and easy copycat recipe includes beef and chicken bouillon along with onion and a roux to duplicate the flavors in Kentucky Fried Chicken®'s gravy.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 33 mins
• Total Time: 38 mins
• Calories: 122 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 ½ cups water
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 3 tablespoons butter, divided
• fresh ground black pepper to taste
• 2 teaspoons chicken bouillon
• 2 teaspoons beef bouillon
• 5 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Melt 1/2 of the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until translucent, about 5 minutes. Heat remaining butter in skillet over medium heat; whisk in flour to form a thick paste. Continue cooking, whisking constantly, until flour has turned golden brown and begins to smell toasted, about 20 minutes.

Step 2

Whisk water, beef bouillon, and chicken bouillon into skillet until no lumps remain. Add pepper and bring mixture to a boil. Cook and stir until thickened to gravy consistency, 8 to 10 minutes.