Adapted from JULZBROWN's recipe at https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/215325/the-best-turkey-gravy/Rich, savory, and perfect for pouring over turkey, this turkey gravy adds depth and flavor to every holiday meal. A must-have on any Thanksgiving table!
Ingredients
1 ¼lbsgiblets, neck and liver from turkey
1onion, chopped
2stalkscelery, chopped
21.2 oz packages dry turkey gravy mix
1pinch black pepper
232 ozlow sodium chicken broth
turkey drippings
2Tbspall purpose flour
½cup, or more,whole milk
Instructions
In a large saucepan on medium high heat, add oil, onion and celery and cook for one minute.
Add gravy mix, black pepper, giblets, turkey neck and liver.
Pour in chicken broth and bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and let it simmer for 3 hours.
Strain broth into a liquid measure. You should have about 3 cups. Add more chicken broth if needed.
Remove remaining items from the broth.
Pour broth in a bowl and set aside.
You can chop the liver and the gizzards and put it back into the broth or discard them. I personally like to finely chop the liver and put it back in the broth and discard the gizzard and heart.
When turkey is finished roasting, pour pan drippings or fat separations into a bowl and skim off fat. Or place in freezer for 30 minutes and then skim off the fat.
In the same large saucepan, add drippings and whisk flour into drippings until smooth, then add broth back into the saucepan.
Bring gravy to a simmer over medium heat, whisking constantly.
Stir in milk until desired smoothness is reached, around 10 minutes.