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Turkey Gravy
"I cooked my first turkey last night, wanting to get rid of the huge frozen turkey taking up space in our freezer. This recipe came out of one of my Better Homes & Gardens cookbook, and came out wonderful. I expected it to be much harder, since I have never made gravy or a turkey before."
photo by DeliciousAsItLooks
- Ready In:
- 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Serves:
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8-10
ingredients
- roast turkey drippings
- 1⁄4 cup flour
- 2 cups chicken broth or 2 cups water
- salt & pepper
directions
- After turkey has been roast, pour juices from turkey into a large measuring cup.
- Skim off all fat, reserving a ¼ cup of it.
- Discard rest of fat.
- Pour fat into a medium sized saucepan.
- Stir in ¼ cup flour.
- In measuring cup, add enough water or chicken broth to equal 2 cups.
- Turn stovetop to medium heat and slowly pour in juices/water or chicken broth mixture.
- Stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly.
- Salt& pepper to taste.
- Enjoy!
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Reviews
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This was actually the first time I didn't end up with lumpy gravy at Thanksgiving! I'm usually so distracted cooking a whole turkey dinner, I end up with lumpy gravy, but this recipe is foolproof. The key is to slowly pour the broth in while constantly whisking. I even used gluten-free flour and it came out wonderful. -
This is the way I make my gravy and it never fails. I do scrape the roasting pan to get all the bits off for flavor and add that in with the drippings. Depending on what I have sometimes I use water, milk, broth or a combination. If the gravy comes out to light, I add a dash of Kitchen Bouquet or Gravy Master. Be sure to check for seasoning before serving...most of the time I need more salt and pepper. Thanks for posting! -
I make this either chicken or turkey drippings and it always comes out great! I do brown the drippings and flour until the form a ball to get a better flavor. I always get compliments. -
Just made this to go with Thanksgiving dinner and it was delicious! I toasted the fat with the flour for a couple minutes as suggested by CoffeeMom, and it turned out great. I saved and Pinned this recipe for future holiday meals as my go-to! -
My 11 Christmas guests LOVED it. First attempt at gravy, and it was awesome. It saved the turkey, which was just a bit bland. It can't get any easier than this recipe. :)
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Tweaks
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This was perfect. I used chicken thigh drippings instead of turkey but it was still amazing. Thanks for the great recipe, I will never throw away my chicken drippings again.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
TexasKelly
Irving,, 83
<p>I am not a very interesting person. I like to cook, I like to eat, and I love my husband Rick and my son Hugh. Thats pretty much it when it comes to me, that and an obsession for cats, especially our 2, Bunny & Bindy Sue. We live in Lake Dallas, TX, and have been married since August 16th, 2003. Hugh was born October 19th, 2009. Rick and I met on the internet in September 2001, and when we were married I moved from NJ where I grew up, to the big, scary, strange city of Dallas. There are things I like about Dallas and things I don't. I am definitely homesick for some real NY style pizza.</p>
