Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, (1/2 a stick)
- Neck and giblets from a 12 to 14 pound turkey (discard the liver)
- 1 medium onion, sliced
- 8 cups chicken broth, home made or low sodium canned
- Couple sprigs fresh herbs, such as thyme, parsley, rosemary, or sage
- 1 bay leaf
- Turkey pan drippings
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- Dash Worcestershire sauce
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
Melt the butter in a saucepan, over medium-low heat. Add the neck, giblets, onion, and cook stirring occasionally until browned, about 15 minutes. Add the broth, herbs, and bay leaf; cover and simmer over medium-low heat, about 2 hours. (This can be done while your turkey roasts.) Discard the giblets or reserve for chopping and adding to the gravy.
Pour all the turkey pan drippings into a liquid measuring cup or a degreasing cup. Set aside to let the fat separate from the darker pan juices. (Put the measuring cup in the freezer to helps them separate.)
Ladle off 1/2 cup of the fat from the top of the drippings, and transfer to a saucepan (or do it the old fashioned way in the turkey roasting pan.)
Heat the fat over medium heat. Scatter the flour evenly on top and cook, stirring constantly, with a wooden spoon until the flour browns slightly and smells toasty, about 4 minutes. Switch to a whisk; then gradually and carefully ladle the hot broth into the flour mixture while whisking constantly. Bring the gravy to a boil; adjust the heat so it simmers gently. Skim and discard any excess fat from the remaining drippings, and add the pan juices to the gravy. Continue to simmer, whisking occasionally, until the gravy is thickened, about 10 minutes. Chop and add giblets, if desired. Season with the Worcestershire, salt, and pepper.
Transfer gravy to a sauce boat and serve hot.














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By NH cook
Raymond, NH
on November 25, 2010
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I skipped the Worcestershire sauce, chopped some fresh thyme, rosemary, and sage in the gravy (as I was not sure if the herb stems would affect the taste, used boxed chick broth from the organic section of the supermarket, and made it on top of the stove in the roasting pan. This was delicious, and also made plenty of gravy. Some other pan gravy recipes only produce half as much. I was concerned at first that it called for too much broth, but it thickened up nicely and had great flavor. I would definitely make it again.
By cajocelyn_9707342
santa clara, CA
on December 06, 2009
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Did scape and use caramelized bites from pan. Forgot about drippings I put in freezer to make it easy to separate fat. OOPS! Still turned out great with less fat added to boot! Also took some of the gravy and mixed in some corn starch first then added it to thicken all the gravy instead of flour step. I always end up with lumpy gravy when I use the flour... just my personal downfall. How much easier can it be!! Love it!
By bjdupont_12390657
La Mesa, 43
on November 28, 2009
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I have never made gravy and was a little nervouse about making it. This recipe was excellent. Was very easy to make. Used a couple springs of all of the herbs mentioned. Everybody raved about how good it was and not a drop was left over. I will be making this gravy every Thanksgiving!
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