If your roast dinner meat is a gammon joint, what gravy do you have?

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I have guests for dinner on Saturday who have requested a roast gammon roast dinner. This isn’t something I would usually make, we’re more of a beef or pork roast family. They’re not.

I am happy to cater for their preference but what do I make gravy out of? IME I’ll just end up with a salty stock (likely will do it in the slow cooker). Or do I just use something like Bisto Best.. and if so which one?’

HELP!!

Plum sauce. Or white/onion sauce (its not cheesy).

Or become menopausal then tell them to shove their poncy demands and faddy eating habits up their arse and they can get what they're given or don't bother visiting.

Bisto best pork gravy

Onion gravy but in a gravy boat so they can help themselves
agree with the parsley sauce but also not poured on

We always do this sauce but tend not to do the crackling - we normally just smoke on the bbq.

https://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/international/european/british/roast-gammon-with-blackened-crackling-with-citrus-rum-and-raisin-sauce

Cheese sauce or a side of broccoli or cauliflower in cheese sauce.

dh - who doesn’t eat cheese - will have plum sauce with his

Then you really should try it! One of the most common sauces served with gammon!

OP i was coming on to say ask your friends, but see you’ve decided to do that. If they are that fussy and you serve the ‘wrong’ gravy it will ruin their meal. Was also going to suggest adding cider to the gravy but would check that out with them too

Yes, but what sort of gravy though? You wouldn't normally use the cooking juices as they would be far too salty (ask me how I know) and Bisto with gammon seems a rather odd combination.

This sounds fabulous, and I'm definitely going to give it a go one day!

In answer to the OP, generally gammon is a secondary meat for us, so it's served with gravy made with the juices from the primary meat. So, sorry,I'm not much help. But, if it does help, it tastes perfectly fine with beef or chicken/turkey gravy, so whatever you choose will probably be fine. I'd probably use instant gravy or mostly stock cube stock and only a tiny bit of the cooking liquid due to the saltiness.

Agree.

Onion gravy, if it has to be gravy.

I don't like gravy with gammon
But if they want gravy I would just use a bisto chicken or pork bistro granules and also do a white sauce, mustard sauce or parsley sauce and serve them both.

us too!

Cider gravy (I use the veg water and pork or chicken stock with the cider, as I find the gammon juices too salty even after soaking but I’ll leave that to you to decide)

Go to m and s and buy some ready made gravy, they have many varieties. Chicken / beef / lamb / onion etc. Made from granules on own would be a bit thin I think but gammon cooking juices aren’t suitable to make a gravy.

That’s what Op is asking for what to make the gravy out of

I’d also do a parsley sauce with gammon but not adverse to a beef gravy as well

fry onions in beef fat and add bistro gravy salts and make up with beef stock

Yes I know. That's why I suggested that she spoke to the people who had requested the gammon, and ask them!

Cumberland sauce

They told her gravy. She’s already spoke to them she’s now after some tips 🤦‍♀️

Fussy eaters I’d just use basic red bisto and maybe use veg water. You’re right in that gammon juices will be too salty and the cider option may not be appreciated by fussies. As a pp I’m also aghast at the suggestion of no gravy. The other sauces eg cauli cheese and parsley AS WELL, but not instead of gravy! What about the potatoes and veg! 😱

Cauliflower cheese!

Cheese sauce!

I would use a chicken grsvy

No gravy as such! Plenty of freshly made parsley sauce - lots of parsley! - and mashed potato. Always goes down very well.