Thanksgiving Gravy, Savory & Starch-Free

Thanksgiving Gravy, Savory & Starch-Free

Tara Carpenter, NC.

Specialized in therapeutic nutrition for people regaining natural gut microbiome after yeast, bacterial, viral infections and people healing with Body Ecology Diet.

Slather this savory, starch-free gravy over meat, mashed red-skin potatoes, or starch-free stuffing for a traditional comfort food and happy belly. Unlike most gravy, this one contains no thickening starch like cornstarch or flour and so combines well with animal protein.

When I say ‘combines well’ I refer to food combining; a secret for improving digestive issues. I learned about this when on Body Ecology Diet (B.E.D.) and glad I did! I no longer feel stuffed to the seams after I feast or hardly ever for that matter. Moved on to stage 2? Check out this delicious onion gravy. 

Special note for those celebrating Thanksgiving on B.E.D. 

If you travel for the holiday, call your host to see what’s on the menu so you can complement those dishes. We drive a few hours to be with my sisters and brothers and one year I made this gravy, another year we brought a pasture-raised turkey and green bean stir fry. On the day of, I toss a salad with dressing and scoop of cultured vegetables and had a great meal. Another year, I made shiitake mushroom stuffing and cauliflower mash. I always bring appetizers so the kids (who were on stage 1 for a total of 3 Thanksgiving holidays) won’t be enticed by the usual chips, salsa, crackers, and cheese. Above all, have fun making memories!

Giving thanks for abundance is sweeter than abundance itself. ~ Rumi

Starch Free Gravy for Body Ecology Diet (B.E.D.)

Ingredients

3 tablespoons coconut oil, ghee, butter, or pastured bacon fat if tolerated

1 1/2 cups leftover pan drippings from turkey, chicken, etc.

1 1/2 cups meat/vegetable stock (or shiitake soaking water in stuffing recipe)

2-3 tablespoons grass-fed gelatin

Sea salt to taste

Method

Add drippings, broth, and sea salt to medium-sized pan; bring to gentle simmer and reduce heat and let simmer 20 minutes, stirring often.

Remove from heat.

Dissolve a tablespoon (only 1!) of gelatin into enough cold water to make a paste and let sit a minute.

Pour ‘gelatin paste’ into the saucepan and mix together.

Continue this process with the remaining gelatin until gravy reaches a desired consistency. 

Stir in choice of fat and allow to cool a bit before serving.

Note: this recipe is not as heavy as traditional gravy, but will thicken as it cools. 

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Nutritional Support

Resource

Mommypotamus, 2011. “Grain-Free Gravy (Paleo, GAPS, Primal)”, retrieved at https://www.mommypotamus.com/grain-free-gravy-gaps-paleo-primal/

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May all bellies be happy!