I love the ritual of picking out the perfect condiment for the dish I’m eating — mayo and Sriracha on salmon bowls, my new favorite green sauce on scrambled eggs, barbecue sauce for chicken nuggets. One of my all-time favorites is white gravy, heavy on the pepper. While it’s absolutely delicious on top of chicken-fried chicken, mashed potatoes, and biscuits, it’s also such a tasty way to add some oomph to veggies.
I can’t be bothered to make it from scratch regularly, though. So when I discovered Pioneer’s Peppered Gravy Mix — and how cheap and easy it is — I became an instant fan.
What You Should Know About Pioneer’s Peppered Gravy Mix
Pioneer offers lots of different gravy mixes, as well as boxed mixes for biscuits, muffins, and pancakes. I immediately zeroed in on the brand’s Peppered Gravy Mix, of course.
A single packet of this best-selling gravy mix only cost me a little over $1, and took very little effort to make. I just whisked the gravy packet with a half-cup of cool water in a bowl, boiled another one-and-a-half cups of water, then added the gravy and water mix to the boiling water and waited for it to thicken. The thickening process took all of one minute and 10 seconds (yes, I timed it). Then it was ready to enjoy.
My Honest Review of Pioneer’s Peppered Gravy Mix
While my first thought was to ladle the prepared gravy over some biscuits for my all-time favorite breakfast, biscuits and gravy, I don’t usually have biscuits on hand. What I did have was some roasted broccoli I made as a side, so I decided to spoon it over that instead. The combo honestly might convince me to eat broccoli five nights a week. The crisp texture and slightly bitter, charred flavor of the roasted broccoli worked so well with the creamy richness of the gravy. Then those bold black pepper notes tied everything together.
The gravy mix was a little underseasoned for my liking, so I added a pinch more salt to it. I’m not mad about that, though; it’s easier for me to add more seasoning to it than tone it down. Plus, I think this would be a fun canvas to play around with. I want to try adding garlic powder and smoked paprika to my next packet.
Buy: Pioneer Peppered Gravy Mix, $4.64 for four (2.75-ounce) packs at Walmart
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