So it turns out that eating raw fish might not have been such a good idea after all

[IUFG]

Water? But if you have water in the bottom of the pan, you'll have no sticky residues to deglaze. Without sticky residues, there can be no true gravy.

Ignore this dangerous charlatan, vpv. He knows nothing of gravy.

Sticky residues? This stock makes the ideal gravy.

I do appreciate that water / no water in roasts is a moot point. But you is wrong, b.