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Smoked Brisket Gravy Recipe

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Use your brisket drippings to make the most delicious and flavorful smoked brisket gravy! Only a few ingredients and you have gravy in no time. 

This gravy is great to drizzle over meat, mashed potatoes, or even crispy potato wedges.

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Can I Make Gravy with Brisket Drippings?

Absolutely, my hubby loves his electric smoker, and brisket is something we smoke quite often. We usually smoke the brisket for about 24 hours over low heat.  The brisket is perfectly fork tender, and we are left with a pan of brisket drippings at the end. 
 
Instead of tossing or discarding the brisket drippings, we made this amazingly flavorful gravy!  It only takes a few minutes to make, but it’s a great way to keep brisket drippings and not throw them away.
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Save those Leftover Brisket Drippings for a No-Waste Gravy or Sauce!

I’m all about saving, reusing, or repurposing as much as I can in my kitchen. This smoked brisket gravy is the perfect recipe to repurpose something you may be tempted to throw out.

Instead of tossing the brisket drippings in the compost or garbage, you can repurpose it into a delicious and flavorful gravy.  I’m all about saving anything I can from my kitchen, and this sauce is a great way to avoid letting food go to waste!

What’s In This Smoked Brisket Gravy?

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  • Brisket Drippings: we used smoked brisket drippings as the base of our gravy.  But you can use oven roasted brisket as well.  The gravy will take on the flavor of the marinade, rub, or brine that you flavored your brisket with.  We did a spicy brown sugar rub on the brisket, which made a really nice smoky almost BBQ taste to the gravy.
  • All Purpose Flour: I normally use all purpose flour for all my recipes, I love the consistency and texture this flour produces. If you are gluten free, then substitute a certified gluten free flour in this dish.
  • Spices: The gravy will take on any flavor that you added to the meat.  I’d recommend this brisket rub which will give your gravy a really nice flavor.
  • Reduced Sodium Vegetable Stock or Bouillon: I love this low sodium vegetable base for my recipes because it has a great flavor and is lower in sodium. I only develop my recipes with low sodium ingredients so the ingredients shine.
  • Salt & Pepper
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Make This Brisket in the Electric Smoker!

Our friends gave us an electric smoker for a housewarming gift a while ago, and it has been really fantastic for all kinds of foods.  We do brisket, pork tenderloin, ribs, smoked salmon… and even some vegan and vegetarian recipes as well.
 
We’ve smoked some really fun things like this tofu recipe, eggs, and even cheese crackers.  All taste awesome, and you can do so much with an electric smoker besides meat.  AND make sure to saving and drippings or juices from the meat to make delicious gravy or sauces.
 
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How Do I Make Gravy from Brisket Drippings?

  1. Take the cooked brisket from the oven or smoker. Remove as much fat as you can from the drippings.
  2. In a saucepan, heat the brisket drippings over low heat until melted.  Slowly whisk in the flour, 1 tablespoon at a time until the gravy begins to have a noticeably thick consistency.  If you need to add liquid to your gravy, add vegetable stock, one 1/4 cup at a time. It should resemble the texture of maple syrup.
  3. Never stop whisking, and always make sure the flour is completely dissolved before adding the next spoonful.
  4. Once the gravy has a nice texture, taste and adjust seasonings as necessary, adding salt, pepper, or spices like rosemary or thyme if desired.
  5. Pour gravy over meat, over mashed potatoes, or crispy potato wedges.  Mangia!
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Side Dishes That Go With Brisket You’ll Love!

Classic Mac and Cheese Recipe (Gluten Free, Vegetarian)

Quick & Easy Pickled Beets (Copy Cat Recipe!)

Dad’s Classic Coleslaw (Family Recipe, Gluten Free)

Creamy Cucumber Pasta Salad (Vegan, Gluten Free)

Kidney Bean Salad: Copy Cat Recipe (Vegetarian, Vegan Option)

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Smoked Brisket Gravy Recipe

Kelly Jensen
Use your brisket drippings to make the most delicious and flavorful smoked brisket gravy! Only a few ingredients and you have gravy in no time.  This gravy is great to drizzle over meat, mashed potatoes, or even crispy potato wedges.
4.75 from 8 votes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 8 minutes
Course Sauce
Cuisine American
Servings 12 servings
Calories 187 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup brisket drippings
  • 1/4 to 1/3 cup all-purpose flour gluten free if you avoid wheat products
  • 1 teaspoon spices optional for flavor
  • Sea Salt and Black Pepper

Instructions
 

  • Take the cooked brisket from the oven or smoker. Remove as much fat as you can from the drippings.
  • In a saucepan, heat the brisket drippings over low heat until melted.  Slowly wisk in the flour, 1 tablespoon at a time until the gravy begins to have a noticably thick consistency.  It should resemble the texture of maple syrup.
  • Never stop whisking, and always make sure the flour is completely dissolved before adding th next spoonful.
  • Once the gravy has a nice texture, taste and adjust seasonings as necessary, adding salt, pepper, or spices like rosemary or thyme if desired.
  • Pour gravy over meat, over mashed potatoes, or crispy potato wedges.  Mangia!

Notes

Dietary Notes

If you are gluten free, then be sure to use a certified gluten free flour for this recipe.

Nutrition

Calories: 187kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 1gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 19mgSodium: 30mgPotassium: 4mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 1IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 2mgIron: 1mg
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4 Comments

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  3. Nilsa

    4 stars
    I had been cooking my brisket in a slow cooker for 2 days. Today I decided to make garlic mashed potato with the brisket and needed gravy.
    This was the first re pipe that popped up. It seemed easy so I followed it…..WOW…AMAZINGLY EASY.

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