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Holiday Turkey Gravy

By: cynjne Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)
"This unique turkey gravy is rich and delicious. Make the stock while your bird roasts; then as it rests, prepare the gravy. My family looks forward to this specialty every year."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 5.0 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (4)

Prep Time:
15 Min
Cook Time:
3 Hrs 20 Min
Ready In:
3 Hrs 35 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 5 cups
 

Ingredients

  • 1 pound giblets, neck, and clipped wing tips from turkey
  • 2 carrots, roughly chopped
  • 1 stalk celery, roughly chopped
  • 6 cups water
  • 2 cups chicken stock
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  • 1 1/2 cups turkey drippings from roasted turkey
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 2 tablespoons red currant jelly
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste

Directions

  1. While the turkey is roasting, place the giblets, turkey neck, and clipped turkey wing tips into a large saucepan with the carrots, celery, water, and chicken stock. Bring to a boil over medium heat, skim off any foam that forms on the top, reduce heat to low, and simmer the stock for 3 hours. Strain the stock, skim off the fat, and set aside. There should be about 4 cups of stock.
  2. Skim off and discard all but 1/4 cup of the fat from the drippings in the roasting pan, and place the roasting pan over medium heat. Whisk in the flour, then cook and stir the flour mixture until it becomes pale golden brown, about 5 minutes. Whisk in the stock and tomato paste; bring to a boil, simmer for 5 minutes, then whisk in the red currant jelly. Simmer for 10 more minutes. Season to taste with salt and black pepper.

Footnotes

  • Editor's Notes
  • This recipe assumes that the turkey will produce about 1 1/2 cups of drippings after skimming. Actual amount may vary.
  • The nutrition data for this recipe includes the full amount of the stock ingredients. The actual amount of the ingredients consumed will vary. The nutrition data also includes the full amount of fat from the pan drippings, although the recipe calls for partially skimming the fat.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 398 | Total Fat: 36.2g | Cholesterol: 163mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 5.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 15, 2010 by cynjne Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
As the author of this recipe, I would like to point out that the stated 5 cup yield is a bit...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 5.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 1, 2010 by Brit   view full review
This took a long time to make but it was so worth it. I made this for thanksgiving and it was...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 5.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 3, 2010 by hollyglightly   view full review
Excellent. Substituted real chicken broth, tasted divine! Easy, too!
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 5.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 1, 2011 by fausterlady   view full review
Very good, I made this gravy with BWAYE's Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes and MISSJEN's Lemon-Herb...

 

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