Every wonder how people make a pretty brown gravy????

Pour some cooking oil in your pot just enough to lightly cover the bottom. You don't want too much. In the center of your pot take a table spoon and pour two tablespoons of sugar in a pile. Turn the fire on high and do not walk away and do not stir. Watch the sugar burn until it turns a dark caramel color. Once it reaches this color remove from fire.

From this point you add your meat to brown on a medium high fire and then add onions and brown some more. Once your meat is completely browned you can add a little water or chicken broth and cover and continue to cook on a medium/medium low fire untiil done.