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Thanksgiving Gravy

Mike
Homemade Turkey Gravy is so easy to make and absolutely delicious, especially when you use the leftover drippings from your Thanksgiving turkey. You can embrace the giblets stored inside your turkey and use the them to make a delicious giblet gravy, or leave them out if you want a turkey gravy recipe without giblets in it.
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Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter or 1 stick
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • Roasting pan with turkey drippings
  • 3/4 cup dry white wine
  • 4 cups turkey stock
  • coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
  • Optional:
  • 1 TB chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • 1 TB chopped fresh chives
  • 2 TB chopped fresh tarragon

Instructions
 

  • Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. When butter begins to bubble, whisk in flour. Cook, whisking often, until flour is cooked through and has a nutty fragrance, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove roux from heat and let cool to room temperature. Use roux immediately or transfer to an airtight container and keep refrigerated, up to 1 month.
  • Pour pan drippings into a fat separator to remove fat; set aside. Alternatively, pour pan drippings into a glass bowl and use a spoon to remove fat from top of drippings; set aside.
  • Place reserved roasting pan over 2 burners on medium heat. Pour wine into pan; using a wooden spoon, stir, scraping up bottom bits from pan. Let cook until wine is reduced to 3 tablespoons, about 2 minutes; add reserved pan drippings. Add 4 cups hot turkey stock and bring to a boil. Whisk in 4 to 5 tablespoons roux mixture and return to a boil; let simmer until gravy is thick, adding more roux if necessary. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Optional: stir in parsley, chives and tarragon; serve.

Notes

https://www.marthastewart.com/867264/turkey-gravy
https://www.marthastewart.com/867267/turkey-gravy-fresh-herbs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHAgkyPlz1I