How to Make Gravy Recipe

Gravy: You can make it from meat drippings or start with butter and make a roux.

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Creamy, smooth, succulent gravy

Prep Time5

Cook Time15

Total Time20

Course: Gravy, Sauce

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Make Gravy; Gravy; How to Make Gravy

Servings:

Calories: 15kcal

Author: Kathy Owen

Ingredients

Drippings from a cooked 12-pound turkey about 2 cups
¼ cup flour or gluten free flour
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper
1 cup water

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Instructions

Pour the drippings into a sauce pan, reserving about ¾ cup of drippings.
Stir ¼ cup flour into the reserved drippings until smooth. Alternately, for gluten free, use 2-3 tablespoons of corn starch instead of flour or substitute gluten free flour.
Heat the saucepan with the drippings on high heat until boiling. Add the water, heat to boiling, then turn the temperature down to medium.
Whisk in the flour mixture and continue to stir until the gravy thickens to the desired thickness.
Add salt and pepper to taste. I add about 1 teaspoon of salt and ½ teaspoon of pepper for this amount of gravy.

Notes

For a Healthier Option: You can reduced the amount of fat by using a gravy server or a fat separator.

Special Note: If the gravy doesn't have the amount of flavor you would like, you can add one-half teaspoon of Kitchen Bouquet seasoning, or a bouillon cube, or a little bit of dried thyme leaves (about half teaspoon). You can also season with Soy Sauce (a couple of teaspoons).

Option: Instead of the meat drippings, uses 2-4 tablespoons butter. Melt the butter, add the flour. Whisk until thoroughly mixed and it begins to turn brown. Then continue with the recipe above.

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