Easiest Way to Make Delicious Turkey Gravy

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Turkey Gravy. Turkey gravy can be the crown jewel of your meal, making the potatoes and stuffing so moist and flavorful. This version enhances the savory taste of the precious pan drippings with a homemade turkey stock that's simmered for hours. When your turkey goes into the oven, start the broth: Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium-low heat.

Turkey Gravy Because I will not have pan drippings from a turkey, I needed a gravy recipe that didn't use drippings. Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Turkey gravy is simple and easy to make leaving everyone full and happy after a complete Thanksgiving meal! You can have Turkey Gravy using 4 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Turkey Gravy

  1. It's of broth from roasted turkey.
  2. Prepare of Chicken broth.
  3. Prepare of flour.
  4. Prepare of cold water.

To make a roux is equal parts fat to flour. Roux is a combination of fat from the pan drippings and flour. Cook the roux until it smells nutty. You want to cook the flour until it has a cereal smell and looks dry.

Turkey Gravy instructions

  1. Stir in just enough cold water into the flour in a small bowl to make a thin paste. Do this using a fork or small wire whip..
  2. Bring broth to a boil in saucepan over medium high heat..
  3. Slowly stir in flour paste using a wire whip. Continue cooking until gravy thickens..
  4. Season with salt and/or pepper ONLY after tasting to see if it even needs salt..
  5. Reduce heat to warm and cover until ready to serve..
  6. If gravy does not thicken, repeat the same process using maybe a tablespoon or 2 of flour and a tiny bit of water. NEVER add flour to liquid without first making a paste ir it will turn into lumps..

But what if the gravy cooks and cooks but remains too thin? Slowly, the gravy will begin to thicken. Turkey Gravy With or Without Drippings. This Perfect Turkey Gravy recipe can be made with our without drippings from a chicken or turkey, which is one of the reasons I love it. And to thicken it, I use flour versus some recipes that call for cornstarch which is just a personal preference.