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America's Melting Pot
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Cross-era - United States cooks and food communities connected to gravies and savory sauces.
Brown Gravy is a condiment with real American table personality: Diner meatloaf, hot beef sandwiches, mashed potatoes. It brings flavor from coast-to-coast American tables to cookouts, counters, lunch plates, potlucks, and weeknight suppers.
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Difficulty
Easy
Prep time
10 minutes
Cook time
15 minutes
Total time
25 minutes
Servings
About 3 cups
Region
Northeastern roast-dinner, diner, and meat-and-potatoes kitchens
Era introduced
Cross-era
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United States cooks and food communities connected to gravies and savory sauces.
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Brown Gravy proves that the little things on the table can carry a lot of American character. Diner meatloaf, hot beef sandwiches, mashed potatoes. Across the country, recipes like this help define the meal: brightening sandwiches, dressing salads, crowning burgers, spooning over biscuits, or turning a simple spread into something people remember. It is practical, proud, and built for the kind of generous table where a sauce, jam, relish, pickle, dip, or dressing can steal the show.
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