Homemade Turkey Gravy (With or Without the Drippings)
This homemade turkey gravy is a cinch to make with or without pan drippings! Or use this recipe to make chicken gravy.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
- Category: Sauces, Gravy
Ingredients
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- 1/4 cup turkey fat (or butter)
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- Pan drippings plus enough chicken or turkey stock to make about 1 3/4 cups
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Pour the drippings from the roasting pan into a measuring cup or fat separating cup.
- Skim off the fat or use a fat separator. Put 1/4 cup of the fat in a medium saucepan and place it over medium heat. Scrape up any browned bits left in the roasting pan and add them to the saucepan.
- Stir in the flour. Continue to cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Add the turkey or chicken stock to the remaining defatted drippings in the measuring cup to measure 1 3/4 cups. Pour the liquid into the saucepan and continue to cook until thickened, stirring frequently.
- If the gravy is too thick, add some extra stock. Reduce the heat to low and simmer the gravy for 2 minutes. Taste and season with salt and pepper, as needed.
- Strain through a mesh sieve and pour into a gravy boat or serving dish.
Find it online: https://classic-recipes.com/chicken-gravy-or-turkey/