Parsley Gravy
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Wash the parsley well.
Boil water with a little salt.
Make the gravy
Add the parsley and boil for 15-20 minutes.
Chop the parsley finely.
Combine the chopped parsley and the boiling water into a nut gravy or use just the water for flavor.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Parsley
- Supplies the herbal flavor and aroma that the water takes on as it boils.
- Water
- Serves as the liquid base that carries the parsley flavor into the gravy.
The step that matters
Boiling the parsley. Boiling for 15-20 minutes breaks down the green chlorophyll, dulling the color, and drives off volatile aroma compounds, so the herb flavor can turn flat. A gentle, timed boil helps keep both.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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