Simple Turkey Gravy

Add this easy turkey gravy to your Thanksgiving menu! It’s simply made with turkey drippings, broth and a little bit little bit of cornstarch. Take pleasure in!

Our Go-To Turkey Gravy

Each turkey wants a little bit gravy whether or not you’re roasting a complete chook, smoking a turkey or simply making turkey legs. And that is our go-to turkey gravy — you’ll love how easy and flavorful it’s.

Featured Substances

This flavorful turkey gravy comes along with simply 3 substances — certainly one of which you’ll have already got available from no matter number of turkey you’re cooking in your kitchen. You’ll want:

• Turkey drippings / basting liquid: whether or not you’re roasting or smoking a turkey, you’ll need to save these flavor-filled drippings for the broth.
• Broth: any number of broth will work! We choose turkey, however hen or vegetable broth are additionally nice choices.
• Cornstarch: a little bit goes a good distance right here! We use 2-3 tablespoons, however when you choose a thicker gravy, be at liberty to make use of extra.

Make Turkey Gravy

Deliver broth & drippings to a boil

Place the basting liquid and broth right into a saucepan and convey to a mild boil.

Put together cornstarch slurry

Take away 1 cup of the liquid and whisk 2 tablespoons of cornstarch into the liquid, and whisk till there aren’t any lumps. 

Whisk collectively

Pour the combination again into the saucepan and whisk over medium/low warmth till the combination thickens.

For a thicker gravy you’ll be able to take away 1 cup extra of the liquid and add 1 tablespoon of cornstarch to that cup. Whisk and pour again into the saucepan. 

Let stand, then serve

Take away from the warmth, salt and pepper to style, and permit it to thicken for 5-10 minutes earlier than serving with turkey and different sides.

Turkey Variations

We now have numerous nice Thanksgiving turkey recipes on Match Foodie Finds and this turkey gravy works with all of them.

Roasted Turkey: try our traditional Roasted Thanksgiving turkey recipe. You’ll adore it!

Smoked Turkey: our smoked turkey is a reader favourite!

Spatchcock Turkey: spatchcocking a turkey is certainly one of our favourite cooking strategies as a result of it cooks tremendous quick.

Smoked Turkey Legs: whereas turkey legs are already made with juicy darkish meat, a gravy does wonders for taste!

High Ideas for Turkey Gravy

If you need gravy, however didn’t make a turkey you should utilize 4 cups of broth as an alternative. We advocate sautéing a couple of tablespoons of white onion and a couple of cloves of minced garlic earlier than including the broth to the saucepan. Deliver the combination to a mild boil with a couple of sprigs of recent thyme. 

Be happy so as to add any traditional gravy seasoning or herbs to this recipe. Contemporary sage, recent thyme, recent rosemary, or a mix would work nice. Lots of the flavour for this recipe comes from the basting liquid, so preserve that in thoughts! 

For a thicker gravy you’ll be able to take away 1 cup extra of the liquid and add 1 tablespoon of cornstarch to that cup. Whisk and pour again into the saucepan. 

Storage

Retailer leftover turkey gravy in an hermetic container within the fridge for as much as 3-5 days.

Freezer Instructions

Fortunate for you, this turkey gravy freezes very well! 

1. Let it cool utterly.
2. Then, switch it right into a gallon-size plastic bag or freezer-safe container.
3. Take away as a lot air as attainable after which seal.
4. Freeze for as much as 3 months.