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Storage Recipe - Full Batch Recipe - Half Batch Prep Temp Holding TIme Quality

Serving Temp

50°F - 70°F

Dry Storage

  • 1 package white pepper gravy mix
  • 1 quart tap water
  • 3 quarts boiling water
  • 24 ounces white pepper gravy mix
  • 16 ounces hot tap water
  • 48 ounces boiling water
208°F 6 hours

Steam well

150°F to 160°F

☆ QA Standard: Gravy base should have white appearance. Discard gravy that becomes beige to brown in color.

Tools Needed

  • Measuring cup
  • Wire whisk
  • Ladle
  • 1/3 size pan with slotted lid
  • 1/6 size pan with slotted lid

Work Safe

  • Wash hands before starting to work and after handling anything that is not food related to prevent contamination and health hazards
  • Any tools and/or utensils used should be washed, and sanitized every four hours
  • Use caution when pouring hot water into pan
  • Wash, rinse, and sanitize all utensils and surfaces that touch food every four hours or anytime they become contaminated

Receiving and Storing

  • White pepper gravy mix is delivered and stored at room temperature (50°F - 70°F) in the dry storage area

Preparing and Holding

Full Batch

  • Use a measuring cup to measure 1 quart hot tap water and pour into a 1/3 size, 6 inch deep pan
  • Add one package of white pepper gravy mix to the hot tap water and blend with a wire whisk until lump free
  • Use a measuring cup to measure 3 quarts of boiling water from the hot water maker
  • Add the boiling water to the gravy mix
  • Stir continuously with a wire whisk until well blended
  • Gravy should thicken within 30 seconds
  • Hold on the steam well set to maintain a temperature of 150°F to 160°F
  • White pepper gravy can be held for up to 6 hours
  • Mark the discard time on the rim of the pan
  • The pan of gravy should be covered with a slotted lid
  • Stir gravy every time the quality store timer sounds
  • If a crust develops on the gravy that cannot be dissolved, discard the gravy

Half Batch

  • Use a measuring cup to measure 16 ounces hot tap water and pour into a 1/6 size, 6 inch deep pan
  • Measure 24 ounces of white pepper gravy mix into a measuring cup. Do not pack down
  • Add the white pepper gravy mix to the hot tap water and blend with a wire whisk until lump free
  • Use a measuring cup to measure 48 ounces of boiling water from the hot water maker
  • Add the boiling water to the gravy mix
  • Stir continuously with a wire whisk until well blended
  • Gravy should thicken within 30 seconds
  • Hold on the steam well set to maintain a temperature of 150°F to 160°F
  • White pepper gravy can be held for up to 6 hours
  • Mark the discard time on the rim of the pan
  • The pan of gravy should be covered with a slotted lid
  • Stir gravy every time the quality store timer sounds.
  • If a crust develops on the gravy that cannot be dissolved, discard the gravy