Perfect Turkey Giblet Gravy

• Meat

  • 1 Turkey neck and giblets reserved from a turkey
  • 4 cups Turkey pan drippings

• Baking & Spices

  • 1/2 cup All-purpose flour
  • 1 Pepper
  • 1 Salt

• Dairy

  • 3 tbsp Turkey fat from roasted turkey or butter

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Description

Ingredients

• Turkey neck and giblets reserved from a turkey
• 4 cups turkey pan drippings (or add chicken broth or stock to equal 4 cups)
• 3 tablespoons turkey fat from roasted turkey OR butter
• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• Salt (to taste)
• Pepper (to taste)

Directions

• Remove neck and giblets from turkey and rinse with cold water.
• Place turkey neck and giblets in small saucepan and cover with water.
• Bring to boil on stovetop, reduce heat and simmer 1 hour.
• Remove from heat and allow to cool.
• Once cool to the touch, remove giblets from saucepan (discarding liquid) and dice into small chunks.
• Peel some of the neck meat from the neck and chop, discarding bones.
• Place in covered refrigerator container and refrigerate until ready to use.
• Remove prepared giblets from refrigerator.
• When turkey is finished roasting and has been removed to chopping board to rest, strain turkey pan drippings into a bowl using a fine mesh sieve.
• Transfer turkey drippings to a fat separator and drain off turkey fat, reserving 3 tablespoons for gravy.
• Pour strained turkey drippings into a 4-cup glass measuring cup and add enough chicken broth or stock to equal 4 cups.
• Add 3 tablespoons turkey fat (or butter) to a saucepan and turn heat to medium.
• Add flour to turkey fat and stir to combine until mixture becomes a thick paste (roux).
• Add turkey drippings/chicken stock all at once and stir.
• Increase heat to high, stirring constantly; mixture will begin to thicken.
• Taste gravy and adjust seasonings by adding salt and pepper to taste.
• If gravy is lumpy, strain through a fine mesh sieve and return to saucepan.
• Reduce heat, add giblets and continue stirring until gravy is thick and coats the back of a spoon.
• Pour into serving bowl or gravy boat and serve.