How Do You Make A Perfect Turkey Gravy For Thanksgiving?
Here is a delicious and easy turkey gravy recipe to serve 8 people.
Ingredients:
- 4 TBSP butter
- 1 medium onion sliced
- 8 c chicken broth
- Fresh herb sprigs (thyme, parsley, rosemary, or sage to go with the bird)
- 1 bay leaf
- Turkey drippings
- 1/2 cup flour
- Worcestershire sauce
- Salt and pepper to taste
Melt the butter and add onions to cook for 10 minutes. Add the broth, herbs, and bay leaf then cover and simmer for 2 hours while your turkey roasts.
Pour turkey drippings in a separate dish and set aside to separate fat.
Ladle 1/2 c of the fat from the drippings and put it into a saucepan. Heat the fat and sprinkle the flour evenly and stir until the flour browns (4 minutes). Switch to a whisk and ladle the hot broth into the roux. Bring it to a boil and then adjust the heat so that it simmers. Skim any fat off of the top and add the pan juices to the gravy.Whisk for 10 minutes. Season with Worcestershire, salt, and pepper.
You can’t have a great Thanksgiving meal without gravy to pour over your turkey and potatoes and anything else you like to drown with it. This turkey gravy recipe is a surefire winner for your hungry relatives. You will find step by step, foolproof instructions on “How to Make a Perfect Turkey Gravy for Thanksgiving.” Of course you can use this recipe anytime you have turkey. Pour broth from boiled turkey neck and giblets or gizzards into a large fry pan. Add drippings from turkey, as much as you can pour off. Mix flour with warm water a little at a time to prevent clumping. Make sure it is not too thick or thin. Heat up broth and turkey drippings in pan and gradually add flour mixture and bring to boil. Gravy should start thickening when you add the flour. Keep stirring to prevent clumping. Lower temperature after brought to boiling. Make sure it does not get too thick. Add a little water if necessary.
