Thanksgiving can be a stressful time, and after hours spent prepping, cooking, and entertaining, you might not want to deal with a complicated gravy recipe. Fortunately, making gravy from the giblets that come with your turkey is a quick and easy way to add rich flavor to your meal. Follow this simple guide, and you’ll have a flavorful turkey gravy that will elevate your Thanksgiving dinner to new heights—and with minimal effort.
Here are our top 15 tried and tested recipes!
GIBLET TURKEY GRAVY
Gravy enhanced with giblets is traditional in our house. Try this hearty gravy with sage and a dash of wine; I think you'll love it, too. -Jeff Locke, Arma, Kansas
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 25m
Yield 16 servings (about 1/4 cup each).
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and 1/2 cup stock until smooth. In a large saucepan, heat butter and oil over medium-high heat. Add giblets; cook and stir 5-8 minutes or until browned., Add wine and sage to pan; cook 3-5 minutes, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Add remaining stock; bring to a boil. Stir in cornstarch mixture; return to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 3-5 minutes or until thickened to desired consistency, stirring occasionally. Stir in salt and pepper.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 50 calories, Fat 2g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 49mg cholesterol, Sodium 191mg sodium, Carbohydrate 2g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 4g protein.
TURKEY GIBLET GRAVY
Yummy turkey gravy we serve at Thanksgiving.
Provided by Bryn Audrey
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Gravy Recipes Turkey Gravy Recipes
Time 1h30m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Place turkey giblets and neck into a saucepan with 4 cups water and bring to a boil; reduce heat to low. Simmer until broth is reduced to 3 cups, about 1 hour. Strain broth and reserve 1/2 cup of giblets; chop.
- Combine giblet broth and turkey drippings in a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk cornstarch in 1/2 cup cold water in a bowl until smooth. Whisk cornstarch into stock and drippings. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and stir chopped giblets and hard-cooked egg into the gravy. Season with salt and black pepper. Simmer until gravy is thickened, about 5 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 323.9 calories, Carbohydrate 5.8 g, Cholesterol 140.8 mg, Fat 29.9 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 7.2 g, SaturatedFat 8.9 g, Sodium 31.8 mg, Sugar 0.1 g
TURKEY GIBLET GRAVY
Steps:
- For the giblet stock: Heat the oil in a 6 1/2-quart stockpot over medium heat until it shimmers. Add the neck and backbone and saute 5 to 6 minutes or until browned. Add the giblets, onion, carrot, celery and kosher salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are softened, 4 to 5 minutes. Pour in the water and add the thyme, rosemary, bay leaf and black peppercorns.
- Cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Uncover, reduce heat to low and simmer for 1 1/2 hours or until the stock reduces to 3 cups.
- Strain the stock through a fine mesh strainer and cool slightly. Discard all solids but the giblets. Chop the giblets and set aside.
- For the giblet gravy: Place 2 cups of the giblet stock in a 4-quart saucier over medium heat.
- Combine 1/2 cup of cool stock with the all-purpose flour in a jar with a tightly fitted lid. Shake vigorously until starch dissolves and no lumps remain.
- Gradually add the flour slurry to stock, whisking constantly. Bring to a boil and cook for 3 to 4 minutes or until thickened slightly.
- Combine the remaining 1/2 cup of cool stock with the potato starch in the lidded jar and shake vigorously until the starch dissolves and no lumps remain.
- Turn off the heat, remove the saucier from the burner and whisk until the liquid temperature decreases to 190 degrees F. Return to low heat and whisk in the potato starch slurry, rosemary, sage, thyme, salt and pepper. Simmer for about 5 minutes to heat through and thicken, then season with additional salt and pepper, if desired. Add the chopped giblets and stir to combine. Keep warm in a thermos until ready to serve.
GIBLET GRAVY
Provided by Ree Drummond : Food Network
Time 50m
Yield 16 servings
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Pour the contents of the giblet bags into a large saucepan. Cover with water and boil until cooked through, 20 to 25 minutes. Turn off the heat and set aside. Remove the giblets from the pan, allow them to cool, and then chop up the gizzards and liver. Pick the meat from the neck. Discard the bones.
- Pour all the turkey drippings out of the roasting pan into a separate container. Allow grease to separate from the juices. Ladle out the fat into another bowl.
- Place the roasting pan over 2 burners over medium heat (there should be lots of yummy brown bits in the pan). Add 3 to 4 tablespoons of the fat back into the pan. Whisk it around to evenly distribute it throughout the pan. Sprinkle 5 to 6 tablespoons of flour over the grease and whisk to combine it with the fat, loosening the bits from the bottom of the pan a little in the process. Cook the roux until it becomes a deep golden brown, 4 to 5 minutes.
- Pour in the chicken broth, whisking constantly. Add 2 to 4 cups, depending on your need. Cook the gravy, whisking gently, until the mixture begins to thicken. Pour in a little bit of the turkey drippings, but be aware that because the brine is so salty, these drippings are very salty. Keep cooking the gravy until thick, adding in chopped giblets, to taste, as well as plenty of black pepper. Use the giblet water from the saucepan to thin the gravy if it gets too thick.
- Serve when very thick and flavorful.
TURKEY GRAVY FROM GIBLETS
You don't have to eat the giblets to make a great-tasting gravy! They are used mainly for the flavor of the broth. My mom added a couple of chopped boiled eggs and the chopped giblets to the gravy. This gravy is great with or without them!
Provided by Slowturtle
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Gravy Recipes Turkey Gravy Recipes
Time 2h25m
Yield 16
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Combine broth, turkey neck, giblets, onion, celery, salt, and pepper in a large pot. Cover and simmer for 2 hours.
- Strain broth; you should have close to 4 cups.
- Heat a frying pan over medium heat. Add turkey drippings. Stir in flour until smooth. Add broth and giblets. Cook and stir until well blended and thickened, 15 to 20 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 109.7 calories, Carbohydrate 4.1 g, Cholesterol 52.1 mg, Fat 8.4 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 4 g, SaturatedFat 2.5 g, Sodium 450.5 mg, Sugar 0.6 g
TURKEY GIBLET GRAVY
In this gravy recipe, the high roasting temperature caramelizes the pan drippings, adding fantastic flavor and color.
Categories Gourmet Thanksgiving Sauce Poultry turkey Quick & Easy Fall
Yield Makes about 4 cups
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Pour pan juices into a 1-quart glass measure (do not clean roasting pan), then skim off fat and reserve fat and juices separately. (If using a fat separator, pour pan juices into separator and let stand until fat rises to top, 1 to 2 minutes. Carefully pour pan juices from separator into 1-quart glass measure and reserve fat left in separator.) If there is less than 1/4 cup reserved fat, add melted butter.
- Straddle roasting pan across 2 burners. Add 1 cup giblet stock to pan and deglaze pan by boiling over high heat, scraping up brown bits, about 1 minute. Add to glass measure with remaining 3 cups giblet stock.
- Whisk together reserved fat and flour in a 2-quart heavy saucepan and cook roux over moderately low heat, whisking, 3 minutes. Add hot stock to roux in a fast stream, whisking constantly to prevent lumps, then whisk in any turkey juices accumulated on platter and finely chopped giblets, if using. Simmer sauce, whisking occasionally, 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
GIBLET GRAVY
We're about to let you in on a secret: The key to smooth and richly flavored turkey gravy lies within the bird itself. We're talking about the giblets. Giblet gravy turns out meaty and luscious, and you can certainly pull it off-even on your first try. We'll show you how it's done with this surefire recipe. Once you get a taste of the depth of flavor that results from turning those odd bits into gravy, you'll never look back. Mashed potatoes and biscuits will forever be better, and your guests will certainly be satisfied!
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Side Dish
Time 2h20m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In 2-quart saucepan, place giblets (except liver); add enough water to cover. Add celery, onion, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Heat to boiling; reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer 1 to 2 hours or until giblets are tender. Add liver during last 15 minutes of cooking.
- Drain giblet mixture, reserving broth and giblets. Discard celery and onion.
- After removing turkey from roasting pan, remove 1/2 cup drippings (turkey juices and fat); reserve. Pour remaining drippings into 2-cup measuring cup; add enough giblet broth and chicken broth to measure 2 cups; set aside.
- Place reserved 1/2 cup drippings in roasting pan or 12-inch skillet. Stir in flour. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly and scraping up brown bits in pan, until smooth and browned. Gradually stir in 2 cups broth mixture. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture boils and thickens. Remove meat from neck; finely chop meat and giblets and add to gravy if desired. Stir in salt and pepper.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 70, Carbohydrate 3 g, Cholesterol 45 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 0 g, Protein 4 g, SaturatedFat 1 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 200 mg, Sugar 0 g, TransFat 0 g
GIBLET GRAVY
While the turkey is in the oven, get some rest - and make the gravy. Giblet gravy requires the cook to use the neck, gizzard and heart of the bird to make deeply flavored stock, which is then combined with the pan drippings, a bit of flour and wine or brandy. Finally, the cooked neck, gizzard and heart are finely chopped and added to the rich, savory gravy, to make for a more interesting texture.
Provided by Florence Fabricant
Categories sauces and gravies
Time 40m
Yield 2 cups
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- After turkey has been roasting for about an hour, slice one of the onions and scatter slices in roasting pan with turkey.
- Place the other onion, cut in half, in a saucepan. Add turkey neck, gizzard and heart, the carrot, celery, parsley and peppercorns. Cover with water and bring to boil. Skim surface, lower heat and allow to simmer at least 30 minutes. Strain and reserve the stock. You should have about 2 cups of stock. Dice meat from neck, gizzard and heart, and set it aside.
- When turkey has finished roasting and is resting on the carving board place the roasting pan on top of the stove, over two burners if necessary. Skim off all but a few tablespoons of fat from pan. Sprinkle the bottom of the pan with the flour (the more used the thicker the gravy), and whisk it vigorously and thoroughly, scraping up any particles clinging to the pan. Gradually add the stock, whisking constantly over medium heat until the mixture has thickened and is smooth. Strain into a sauce pan.
- Add any juices from carving board and the reserved giblets. Season with salt and pepper. Add wine or brandy and bring to a simmer, and serve.
TURKEY GIBLET GRAVY
Being so close to Canadian Thanksgiving, I thought this recipe might be handy. It is traditional in our family and served quite thick to pour over mashed potatoes. Left over gravy can be used up in a turkey casserole. We usually make a turkey shepherd's pie which can be frozen and add the mashed potatoes when defrosted and cooked.
Provided by Derf2440
Categories Poultry
Time 3h15m
Yield 3-4 cups
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Remove giblets from bird.
- Place in saucepan.
- Add salt and pepper, sage, celery and onion.
- Cover with water.
- Bring to boil.
- Simmer covered for 2 or 3 hours while turkey cooks.
- When the meat starts to fall away from the neck bones, strain liquid into a blender.
- Chop liver and gizzard and add to blender.
- Pick meat from neck bones and add to blender.
- Puree off and on until liquefied.
- Add flour seasoned with salt and pepper.
- Blend off and on a few times until flour is incorporated.
- After turkey has been removed from roaster.
- Pour fat off, leaving brown bits and juice and bits of stuffing or meat stuck to pan, but remove any skin stuck.
- Whisk as much "stuck stuff" up that you can.
- Pour contents of blender in roaster, whisking as you pour, if too thick add a little water and continue whisking and adding water until reaching consistency you want.
- Don't add too much water at once.
- Place roaster in 450-500 degree oven for 15 minutes.
- Add more water and whisk if necessary, just before serving, but be sure it is bubbling hot.
- Should be fairly thick.
- Pour into gravy boat and serve hot.
- Should be the last thing put on the table so that it is very hot.
GIBLET GRAVY
Make this giblet gravy with our Salt-and-Pepper Grilled Turkey. The only other ingredients that you need are chicken stock, water, pan drippings from roast turkey, flour, and salt and pepper to season.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Turkey Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Bring stock, water, and turkey neck and giblets to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat, and gently simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, pour pan drippings into a clear measuring cup or a gravy separator, and let stand until separated, about 10 minutes. Pour off fat.
- Pour broth and giblets through a fine sieve, discarding solids. Return broth to pan, add defatted drippings, and bring to a boil over medium heat.
- Place flour in a heatproof bowl. Whisking constantly, pour in 1/2 cup boiling-hot broth mixture until it forms a paste. Whisk paste into remaining broth in pan, and boil for 3 minutes. Stir in eggs if desired, and season with salt and pepper.
GIBLET GRAVY FOR HERITAGE TURKEY WITH OYSTER DRESSING
Make this gravy from Hot and Hot Fish Club chef Chris Hastings with drippings from his Heritage Turkey.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Holidays & Events Thanksgiving Recipes
Yield Makes 3 cups
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Set roasting pan across two burners over medium heat. When drippings begin to simmer, whisk in flour and cook, whisking, for 3 minutes. Add thyme, giblets, and liver, and stir to combine.
- Add 1/2 cup stock and whisk until smooth. Bring to a simmer. Continue adding stock, 1/2 cup at a time, whisking, until all the stock has been added. Season with salt and pepper. Keep warm until ready to use.
TURKEY GIBLET GRAVY
You'll never go back to purchased gravy after you've tasted the real thing!
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Side Dish
Time 2h25m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Heat gizzard, heart and neck in water (salted if desired) to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 1 to 2 hours or until tender, adding liver the last 10 minutes. Drain; reserve liquid for gravy. Remove meat from neck; finely chop giblets. Refrigerate liquid and giblets until ready to use.
- Place roasted turkey on warm platter; keep warm while preparing gravy. Pour drippings from pan into bowl, leaving brown particles in pan. Return 1/2 cup drippings to pan. (Measure accurately so gravy is not greasy.) Stir in flour. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until smooth and bubbly; remove from heat.
- Add enough water to reserved giblet liquid to measure 4 cups; stir into flour mixture. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Stir in chopped giblets and a few drops browning sauce. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 50, Carbohydrate 3 g, Cholesterol 5 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 0 g, Protein 0 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, ServingSize 1/4 Cup, Sodium 150 mg
GIBLET GRAVY (FOR ROAST TURKEY)
When I make a roasted turkey, this is how I make my giblet gravy. There is never enough giblets when you only use the giblets from the turkey, so here is my WONDERFUL and EASY recipe. If you have a large turkey, you may want to double this recipe. Any left over gravy can be frozen for future use. NOTE: The person who wrote a bad review must have done something wrong or did not include the turkey drippings. Please disregard that review and try this gravy for yourself. If you have any questions, e-mail me: [email protected]
Provided by Alan Leonetti
Categories Poultry
Time 45m
Yield 1 large pot
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- In a large skillet, pour in the chicken livers with their juice. A container is approximately 1 lb.
- Sautè the livers, turning them, until they are done.
- Allow to slightly cool, and cut the livers into small, but not too small, pieces.
- Place the gravy into a large pot.
- Add the cut up chicken livers.
- Heat, stirring every so often.
- Add about 3/4 cup of the turkey drippings.
- If you are wondering about seasonings, stop worrying. You do not need any seasonings, other than those already in the canned gravy, and the chicken livers along with the turkey drippings completes the taste.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1221.9, Fat 50.6, SaturatedFat 15.6, Cholesterol 1597, Sodium 8175.4, Carbohydrate 69.4, Fiber 5.4, Sugar 2.9, Protein 112.4
ROAST TURKEY AND GIBLET GRAVY
Provided by Florence Fabricant
Categories dinner, quick, roasts, main course
Time 30m
Yield 8 - 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Remove the giblets and neck from the turkey; reserve the liver for another use. Rinse and dry the turkey and allow it to come to room temperature before stuffing and roasting.
- Place the neck, gizzard and heart of the turkey in a saucepan with the water, 1 onion, the carrot, celery and parsley. Bring to a boil and cook, skimming the surface, for 5 minutes. Reduce heat and simmer about 40 minutes, until the liquid has reduced to 2 cups. Strain and set aside.
- Mince the gizzard, heart and meat from the neck and reserve.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Season turkey cavity with salt and pepper; rub skin with butter or oil.
- Stuff main cavity and neck cavity, then skewer or truss to close. Place extra stuffing in a small casserole, to be heated just before serving.
- Place turkey on a V-shaped rack and roast, breast side down, for 30 minutes. If you do not have such a rack, roast the turkey with breast side up the entire time.
- Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees, turn turkey breast side up and continue roasting another 2-2 1/2 hours, until a thermometer inserted in thick part of thigh registers 165 degrees. One-half hour before the turkey is finished, slice the remaining onion and scatter in the pan.
- Remove turkey from the oven and allow to stand 30 minutes.
- Drain excess fat from roasting pan. Set the pan on a burner, scatter in flour and cook over medium heat several minutes, stirring and scraping the pan. Whisk in the wine and the giblet stock. Cook a few minutes longer, until sauce has thickened. Strain into a saucepan, forcing most solids through strainer. Add minced giblets and season with salt and pepper.
- Remove the stuffing from the turkey, carve the turkey, and serve with stuffing and reheated gravy.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 1034, UnsaturatedFat 26 grams, Carbohydrate 33 grams, Fat 42 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 122 grams, SaturatedFat 11 grams, Sodium 1879 milligrams, Sugar 4 grams, TransFat 0 grams
TURKEY GIBLET GRAVY
My mother used to make this old fashion, southern-style gravy every holiday for the family, and now I make it for mine. It's a tasty variation of a giblet gravy. You might be surprised how much you like it. -Dunya Johnson, Rochester, New York
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 20m
Yield 1-3/4 cups.
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In a large saucepan, combine the giblets, chicken stock, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil; boil for 5-6 minutes. Remove from the heat. Strain giblets; return cooking juices to pan. Set aside 2 tablespoons juices. Finely chop giblets; add giblets and eggs to pan. Cook and stir for 1 minute., In a small bowl, combine flour and reserved cooking juices; gradually stir into pan. Cook and stir 5-7 minutes longer or until thickened.
Nutrition Facts :
Tips:
- Use fresh, high-quality giblets. Fresh giblets will produce a more flavorful gravy. If you can't find fresh giblets, you can use frozen giblets, but be sure to thaw them completely before using.
- Rinse the giblets thoroughly before cooking. This will help to remove any impurities and ensure that the gravy is clean and flavorful.
- Roast the giblets before making the gravy. Roasting the giblets will help to develop their flavor and make them more tender. You can roast the giblets in a preheated oven at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for about 30 minutes, or until they are golden brown.
- Make a roux before adding the giblet stock to the gravy. A roux is a mixture of butter and flour that is used to thicken the gravy. To make a roux, melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Once the butter is melted, whisk in 2 tablespoons of flour. Cook the roux for 1-2 minutes, or until it is golden brown.
- Add the giblet stock to the roux slowly, whisking constantly. This will help to prevent the gravy from becoming lumpy. Bring the gravy to a simmer and cook for 15-20 minutes, or until it has thickened to your desired consistency.
- Season the gravy to taste with salt and pepper. You can also add other herbs and spices, such as thyme, rosemary, or sage, to taste.
Conclusion:
Turkey gravy made from giblets is a delicious and flavorful addition to any turkey dinner. By following these tips, you can make a gravy that is sure to impress your family and friends. So next time you're making turkey, don't forget to save the giblets to make a delicious gravy.
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