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  • noun Plural form of gravy.

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Examples

  • And it is most often served with dips -- "gravies" in the local, Anglicized parlance -- in compartmentalized metal trays, in the manner of India's familiar thali.

    Roti Canai 2009

  • This is a great method for forming the base of sauces, gravies, frittatas and other savoury dishes.

    Tone Down The Intensity Of An Onion By Changing How You Cook It | Lifehacker Australia 2010

  • But the higher quality the ingredients, the less you have to do with them, and so Southern culinary life was, until relatively recently, a long tryptophan trance of country ham, collards simmered endlessly in pork fat, creamy pan gravies and other agents of stultifying bliss.

    Lardcore: The New Southern Cuisine Josh Ozersky at Time.com 2010

  • But the higher quality the ingredients, the less you have to do with them, and so Southern culinary life was, until relatively recently, a long tryptophan trance of country ham, collards simmered endlessly in pork fat, creamy pan gravies and other agents of stultifying bliss.

    Lardcore: The New Southern Cuisine Josh Ozersky at Time.com 2010

  • Thicken soups or gravies with finely chopped or pureed carrots.

    How am I supposed to eat all those fruits and vegetables? 2010

  • Tabeekh were gravies and stews, pilafs and sauces made of humbler ingredients than meze: wheat, rice, potatoes, greens, beans, lentils.

    Day of Honey Annia Ciezadlo 2011

  • Tastes like roasted cashews or hazelnuts, is mostly protein and fibre and is delicious in pancakes and crepes as well as in chocolate desserts and thickening rich brown sauces and gravies.

    A [Couple] Dozen Flours Sarah 2009

  • Erb encourages us to look closely at a wide range of foods, from Campbell's Soups, Hostess Doritos, Lays flavoured potato chips, canned gravies and frozen dinners, to Kraft salad dressings.

    Beverley Golden: Obesity, MSG and Rats Beverley Golden 2011

  • Tastes like roasted cashews or hazelnuts, is mostly protein and fibre and is delicious in pancakes and crepes as well as in chocolate desserts and thickening rich brown sauces and gravies.

    Archive 2009-07-01 Sarah 2009

  • Erb encourages us to look closely at a wide range of foods, from Campbell's Soups, Hostess Doritos, Lays flavoured potato chips, canned gravies and frozen dinners, to Kraft salad dressings.

    Beverley Golden: Obesity, MSG and Rats Beverley Golden 2011

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