Five minutes is all you need to make this easy, rich gravy!
GRAVY RECIPE
HOW TO MAKE TURKEY GRAVY (OR CHICKEN)
Whether you’ve roasted a whole chicken or a turkey, a rich flavourful gravy is about to hit your table using minimal ingredients and effort:
Unsalted butter — chances are your stock has enough seasoning Flour Worcestershire sauce Black cracked pepper Turkey or chicken pan drippings (or stock).
The perfect Thanksgiving turkey gravy!
ROUX GRAVY
We love making our turkey gravy just before we eat, but you can make it ahead. Just warm it up right before dinner, adding a little extra stock if needed. Strain pan drippings. Use a metal spatula to scrape any bits of meat stuck to the bottom of the roasting pan. Melt butter in a small pot. Add in flour to make a roux. Cook the roux for about a minute or two, until it starts to take on a browned butter smell (nutty aroma). Slowly pour in your pan drippings. If you don’t have enough, you can top it up with chicken stock. Start with ½ cup or stock or pan juices, stirring between each increment, until reaching your desired texture. We love our gravy a little thicker and use 2 ¼ cups liquid. Remember: thick gravy can be fixed and thinned out, but its harder to thicken a watery gravy. Season with salt and pepper (only if needed). Add in Worcestershire sauce, herbs or other seasonings to suit your taste.
WHAT IS A ROUX
A roux is a combination of fat and flour used while cooking to make a thickened sauce or gravy — think homemade Béchamel (or white sauce or cheese sauce). A classic roux recipe contains equal parts butter to flour (¼ cup butter to ¼ cup four). Since our turkey gravy is a roux gravy, keep in mind it will continue to thicken as it cools. If it has thickened too much, just add a little more liquid before it hits the table. Generally, gravy made with pan drippings does not need any more seasonings as all of those pan juices contain all the salt, pepper and flavour. It’s important to taste test it once it’s done and save adding any extra flavourings at the end.
WHAT TO SERVE WITH GRAVY
There’s nothing better than a warm, homemade delicious turkey gravy. Perfect with your mashed potatoes, stuffing, and whatever else you love with gravy!
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