Turkey Gravy Recipe

Basic Turkey Gravy Recipe
Ingredients:
pan drippings
flour
water
salt and pepper
Directions:
Pour pan drippings from your roasted turkey into a 4 cup measuring cup and skim off the fat. Put about 1/2 cup of the fat into a saucepan and gradually stir in 1/2 cup of all purpose flour. Add enough water to the drippings to make 4 cups of liquid. Slowly pour the 4 cups of liquid into the flour/fat mixture, stirring constantly. Cook, stirring, until thickened and bubbling. Cook for about 1 – 3 minutes more, stirring. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Makes about 4 cups of gravy.

Easy Turkey Gravy Recipe
Ingredients:
5 cups turkey stock with pan drippings
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon seasoned salt
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1 cup milk
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
Directions:
In a large saucepan, bring turkey stock to a boil. Stir in cream of chicken soup, and season with poultry seasoning, pepper, seasoned salt, and garlic powder. Reduce heat to low, and let simmer.
Warm the milk in the microwave, and stir in the flour gradually until there are no lumps. Return the gravy to a boil, and gradually stir in the milk mixture. Continue to simmer on low heat, stirring constantly, for 1 minute, or until thickened.

Turkey Gravy Recipe for Giblet Gravy
Ingredients:
giblets (the heart, neck, liver and gizzard from the turkey)
water
bay leaf
chopped onion
salt and pepper
thyme, (optional)
Directions:
Place neck, heart, and gizzard from the turkey in a pot. Cover with water and add a bay leaf, chopped onion and salt and pepper and a bit of thyme. (You can use homemade or canned turkey broth instead of water. Simmer for about 2 hours, until tender. Add the liver during the last 15 minutes of cooking.
Drain and reserve the liquid. Remove the meat from the neck, and chop this meat with the giblets.
Chill the drippings from the roasting pan to make it easier to separate the fat from the drippings. Measure 1/2 cup of the fat into a saucepan, and blend in 1/2 cup of flour and cook until bubbly. Measure the skimmed drippings and add enough of the reserved liquid (add more water if necessary) to make 6 cups. Add to the pan. Stir constantly until thickened. Add cut up giblets. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Mushroom Turkey Gravy Recipe
Ingredients:
2 cups chopped onions
1 cup chopped celery
3-4 cups chopped portabello mushrooms
1/4 cup butter
1/3 cup olive oil
4 cans chicken broth
Flour
Turkey pan drippings
Directions:
Saute onions and celery in 1/4 cup butter and 1/3 cup olive oil. When onions are just beginning to caramelize and celery is softened, add chopped portabello mushrooms and cook for another 10 minutes stirring constantly until all vegetables are soft. Allow to cool slightly.
Put cooled vegetables in blender. Add canned chicken broth to vegetables in blender. Puree vegetables and broth.
Brown 4 + tablespoons of flour in non-stick pan, shaking and stirring the flour constantly until it's color changes to a light to medium tan. Do not overcook.
Remove gravy from blender and heat to a simmer. Take about 2 cups of hot gravy and blend in some of the toasted flour and then return the blended mixture back to the rest of the simmering gravy.
Mix till fully blended and the desired consistency has been reached. Keep adding more flour if necessary to reach the right consistency. The blended vegetables also add thickness to the gravy.
Stir in desired amount of pan drippings to gravy, plus salt and pepper to taste, then serve.
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