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Old Fashioned Turkey Gravy

No holiday dinner is complete without Old Fashioned Turkey Gravy like grandma used to make. This thick creamy gravy is perfect poured on everything.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Course Condiments/sauces, Holidays
Cuisine American
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Ingredients
  

  • 4 Tablespoon Butter
  • 1/4 cup all purpose flour
  • 3-4 cups Turkey Drippings * see notes
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon Pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon Onion Powder
  • Pinch of Fresh chopped parsley and thyme optional

Instructions
 

  • 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
    3-4 cups Turkey Drippings * see notes
  • In a sauce pan on medium to high heat melt the butter
    4 Tablespoon Butter
  • Once the butter is melted add the flour to make a basic light roux stirring with a flat spatula
    1/4 cup all purpose flour
  • Once the roux is bubbling stir and let it toast slightly . It will smell nutty.
  • Add salt , pepper , thyme and parsley .
    1/2 teaspoon Salt, 1/4 teaspoon Pepper, 1/2 teaspoon Onion Powder, Pinch of Fresh chopped parsley and thyme
  • 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 .
  • Allow the gravy to simmer 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 or chicken broth 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. 
Keyword Old Fashioned Turkey Gravy
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