primitives make turkey gravy

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I dunno.

To be honest, I've never had "bad" turkey gravy; it's always been good.

pengillian101  (350 posts)        Wed Nov-26-08 10:55 PM
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Anyone have an EASY fool-proof turkey gravy?

Mine is always hit and miss at the last minute. I want to make it in advance and add a little turkey drippings at the end.

Thanks in advance.

(I found one back-up recipe using butter and flour - make a roux. Add chicken broth and there it is with a bit of drippings. I would add a few seasonings.)

shanti  (1000+ posts)        Wed Nov-26-08 11:03 PM
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1. i don't think you can make a good turkey gravy until the turkey is done. you need the fat to make the roux. it's kind of a juggling match in the last 30 minutes before everything is done, and the gravy is last. i make that at the same time i bake the rolls. my "secret" to making a good gravy is to pull the giblets out of the turkey the day before and simmer it with some seasonings and onion. i use this broth in the gravy. oh, and i use the extra fine flour to thicken it.

grasswire  (1000+ posts)      Thu Nov-27-08 02:26 AM
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2. here's one way

Buy some extra turkey wings, and roast them off the day before with celery, onion, salt, and some poultry seasoning or sage and thyme. Add some broth to the pan to deglaze all the brown drippings. Then use that to make gravy ahead of time. It may be too late for that this year, but try it some time.

Mind_your_head  (1000+ posts)      Thu Nov-27-08 03:35 AM
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3. Well, first it must be known how do you cook your turkey?

If you Roast it, there will be lots of drippings and you can just boil those drippings with a flour/water or milk mix.

If you fry your turkey, you've got to "do something else" to get a gravy ~ but I dunno what......