Recipe: 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 9 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Turkey Gravy

  1. It's 1 of giblets and turkey neck.
  2. You need 1 cup of chopped onion.
  3. Prepare 1 cup of chopped celery.
  4. Prepare 1 pinch of ground black pepper.
  5. Prepare 2 packages of Turkey Gravy mix.
  6. It's 3 can of 14.5 oz each chicken broth.
  7. You need 1 3/4 cup of Turkey drippings from cooked turkey.
  8. Prepare 1/4 cup of all-purpose flour.
  9. You need 1/2 cup of milk optional.

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 step by step

  1. Place giblets &neck into pan with onion &celery &pepper &gravy mix..
  2. Pour broth over gravy mix.
  3. Over medium low heat simmer 30 minutes.
  4. Remove turkey liver & discard.
  5. Simmer 2&1/2 more hours.
  6. Remove giblets &discard &neck.
  7. Strain into pain removing all vegetables.
  8. When turkey is done, pour drippings into pan not fat..
  9. Whisk in flour,and milk til smooth into stock..
  10. Simmer til done & consistency is desired..

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.