What comes to mind when you think of gravy—biscuits, Thanksgiving turkey, mashed potatoes? Traditional favorites like these are often top of mind with their memorable and mouthwatering qualities. Now, let’s alter the original question. What can you create when you use gravy as the starting block? We’re firm believers that the answers are limitless. Gravy can go far beyond the Thanksgiving plate, even reaching across the globe. With 31% of consumers wanting global flavors and dishes¹, we think it’s worth taking pen to paper to dream up creative dishes that combine traditional gravy with regional and globally-inspired flavors and formats.
 
Poutine is a Canadian staple, but has a sense of familiarity with its components: French fries, cheese curds, and brown gravy. Technically we could stop right there if you’re wanting a global spin on gravy, but let’s take it a little further. With diverse flavors from Latin America, offer up this Chickpea Fry Poutine. Give your customers a bit of plant-based indulgence with this plant protein-forward take on popular poutine. There is no shortage of flavor with Roasted Garlic, Al Pastor, and Chicken-flavored Vegetable Consomme.
 
Not to be confused with tonkotsu, let’s talk tonkatsu. These deep-fried, panko-crusted pork cutlets are traditional fare in Japan served with shredded cabbage and tonkatsu sauce. We’ve taken inspiration from this dish and turned it into a bowl complete with gochujang gravy. The gravy is made with PanRoast^® Pork Flavored Gravy Mix which is filled with heavy notes of gochujang, Asian pear juice, onion, cilantro, and a variety of spices. Complete the bowl with egg fried rice, pickled red onion, green onions, and sesame seeds.
 
If Latin-inspired flavors better suit your operation, look no further than these delicious items that utilize twists on traditional gravy. First, we’ve put together Chorizo and Chicken Tinga Tostados that are easily executable and sure to be a menu hit. PanRoast^® Chicken Flavored Gravy Mix is mixed with Master's Touch^® Ancho Flavor Concentrate to create a creamy sauce that complements the crispy shells. The dish is complete with chorizo and chicken tinga, pickled red onion, avocado, and fresh cilantro. Chilaquiles meets street food in our next recipe suggestion. Salsa verde braises the corn tortillas in this chilaquiles recipe, before being layered with scrambled eggs with chives, salsa roja, guacamole, queso fresco, cilantro, and Fire Roasted Corn Elotes Gravy. Our PanRoast^® Country Gravy takes on the flavors of elotes with charred corn and Tajin seasoning.
 

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1 Datassential, “Simply Smarter Webinar: The Amazing Trends Episode,” January 21, 2021

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