Caramelized Onion Gravy for Bangers and Mash
Traditional Irish bangers sausage with mashed potatoes and a caramelized onion gravy. Our onion gravy uses stout beer like Guinness but a fantastic variation (that's more common in England) is to use red wine instead. Both are just delicious!
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoon butter
- 1 ½ large sweet onions thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 2 cups beef broth
- ½ cup Guinness stout beer optional, see note below
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar optional-add it if you add the Guinness
- 1 teaspoon Worchestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 `/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Heat a skillet over medium low. Add 4 tablespoon of butter and stir until melted. Add the sliced onions and cook them for 10 minutes or until very soft. Turn the heat down to low and put the lid on the pan, continue cooking 10 more minutes.
- Add the flour, combine with the onions, and cook for 1 minute.
- Add the beef broth, Guinness stout beer (and brown sugar if adding the stout), and Worchestershire sauce to the pan. Cook over medium-high heat until the gravy starts to bubble.
- Turn the sauce down to medium-low and simmer for 15 minutes until the gravy is reduced, and the gravy starts to thicken. Add salt and pepper to taste. Enjoy!
Notes
Adding stout beer like Guinness is a fantastic addition to the gravy! Stout beers do have a slightly bitter taste so if you're adding it to the gravy, also add 1 tablespoon of brown sugar to balance out the flavors. You can also skip the Guinness entirely.
Red wine makes a great alternative to stout beer.
Serve over simple mashed potatoes or make Irish colcannon with cabbage or Irish champ mashed potatoes with green onions.
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