This is the best turkey gravy made with turkey pan drippings and homemade turkey stock for extra flavor. It takes a little work but is worth the time and effort.
Prep
22 min
Cook
80 min
Servings
Difficulty
Hard
Ingredients
1.25 pounds giblets and neck from turkey
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped celery
2
, 1.2 ounce
1 pinch ground white pepper
, or to taste
3
, 14.5 ounce
1.75 cups turkey drippings
0.25 cups quick-mixing flour
, such as Wondra
0.5 cups milk
, Optional
Instructions
1
Place giblets and turkey neck into a large saucepan. Add onion, celery, turkey gravy mix, and white pepper. Pour chicken broth over all, bring to a simmer over medium-low heat, and cook for 30 minutes.
2
Remove turkey liver and set aside. Simmer stock for 2 ½ more hours.
3
Remove remaining giblets from stock and chop with liver; set aside. Strain stock into a liquid measure. You should have about 3 cups; add more chicken broth if needed. Pour stock into a saucepan. Discard strained turkey neck and vegetables.
4
When turkey is finished roasting, pour pan drippings into a bowl or fat separator and skim off fat. Whisk quick-mixing flour into drippings until smooth, then whisk flour mixture into stock in the saucepan. Bring gravy to a simmer over medium heat, whisking constantly. Add chopped giblets. Stir in milk until desired smoothness is reached.
Nutrition per serving
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