If it doesn't look like you have 3-4 cups of turkey drippings in your roasting pan pour chicken broth in there and deglaze the pan
Pour warm turkey drippings into a large measuring cup or bowl and skim the fat off of it
In a sauce pan on medium to high heat melt the butter
Once the butter is melted add the flour to make a basic light roux stirring with a flat spatula
Once the roux is bubbling slowly add the turkey drippings whisking with a wire whisk to prevent lumps
Once all the drippings are added and the lumps are out bring the mixture up to a simmer and add the seasonings
Allow the gravy to cook and thicken up
Serve warm
Notes
I usually have enough drippings from 14-16 pound turkey in the bottom of the roasting pan . After removing you turkey from the roasting pan and there isn\'t enough dripping you can always deglaze the pan to get 3-4 cups of drippings. This recipe should yield 3-4 cups of gravy , if the gravy is too thick it can be thinned with chicken broth . It is easy to thin it but much harder to thicken , if you make it too thin it will have to be cooked longer thicken it back up Pour a cup of water in the bottom of your pan when roasting your turkey for best results If you don\'t bake a turkey here are some suggestions to make a turkey broth. Sometimes you can buy turkey legs or wings, boil those along with the neck to make a broth.Another solution is Better Than make a roasted turkey base that taste great , make a broth using that.