Guiltless Turkey Gravy Recipes

SIMPLE TURKEY GRAVY

Steps:

• Heat fat from turkey drippings in a saucepan over medium-low heat until liquefied, 2 to 3 minutes. Whisk flour into turkey fat until golden, about 5 minutes.
• Whisk liquid from turkey drippings and turkey stock into fat-flour mixture; increase heat to medium and cook, whisking continuously, until gravy is smooth and desired consistency, 5 to 10 minutes. Season gravy with pepper.

HOMEMADE TURKEY GRAVY

Steps:

• Separate the oil from the liquid in the turkey drippings by pouring the drippings into a clear 4-cup measuring cup. Allow the drippings to settle and separate into oil on top and juices on the bottom. Remove 1/4 cup oil using a kitchen syringe; transfer to a saucepan.
• Mix flour into the oil in the saucepan; cook and stir over medium-low heat until color changes to a light brown, about 5 minutes. Pour 1 cup juices from the measuring cup into flour mixture (roux); cook and stir, adding more drippings for a thinner gravy, until gravy is heated through and smooth, about 5 minutes. Mix chicken broth into gravy; cook and stir until heated through, adding more broth for a thinner gravy, about 5 minutes.

EASY GRAVY FOR TURKEY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Arrange the garlic halves and sliced onions side by side in a single layer of foil with some foil to spare. Drizzle with the olive oil and season generously with salt. Wrap the foil over into a little package and place in the oven. Roast until completely tender when pierced with the tip of a knife, 45 to 50 minutes. Carefully open the foil and let cool. Squeeze the garlic out of their skins, using a fork or a knife if necessary to pry them out. Discard the skins.
• In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, simmer the sherry until reduced to a couple of tablespoons, about 10 minutes.
• Once the turkey has been transferred from the roasting pan to a cutting board to let rest, put the roasting pan over 2 burners and heat over medium high. Add the chicken broth. Using a whisk, scrape the browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Add the garlic and onions, mustard, vinegar, salt to taste, pepper and reduced sherry. Let the flavors infuse for a couple of minutes. Transfer most of the onions and garlic and some of the liquid from the roasting pan, about 1 1/2 cups, to a blender and blend until smooth. Return the puree to the roasting pan and bring to a boil, Cook, constantly whisking, until reduced to desired consistency. Adjust the seasonings.

CREAMY TURKEY GRAVY

Steps:

• In small saucepan, whisk cornstarch and drippings until smooth. Gradually stir in the broth, milk, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.

SKINNY GRAVY

Steps:

• Shake can of stock and pour into a sauce pan, add beef cube, olive oil and bring to a simmer.
• In a small bowl combine the corn starch with some water about 4 tablespoons, and stir.
• When stock comes to a boil add corn starch slurry.
• Whisk.
• The mixture will start to become thick, when the consistency is to your liking remove from heat.
• If it doesn't thicken enough repeat step 2, by adding another portion of slurry.

FOOLPROOF TURKEY GRAVY

Steps:

• Pour drippings from roasting pan into bowl, leaving brown particles in pan. Return 1/4 cup drippings to roasting pan. (Measure accurately because too little fat makes gravy lumpy.) Stir in flour. (Measure accurately so gravy is not greasy.)
• Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is smooth and bubbly. Stir in liquid. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Stir in salt and pepper.

DENISE'S FAT FREE BROWN GRAVY

Steps:

• In a small sauce pan simmer one bouillon cube in the 1 cup of water.
• Add about the same time no more than one teaspoon of Kitchen Bouquet.
• Add a pitch of salt.
• Now whisk in Wondra, Slowly until the desired thickness is met.
• Now even though Wondra usually produces no lumps, some times it does, you might want to strain out the Gravy, to get out the lumps.
• Taste to get the right amount of salt.
• Taste through out the cooking process.
• Cook until gravy reduces and thickness has occurred.

GUILTLESS TURKEY GRAVY

Steps:

• In large saucepan over medium heat, bring stock and pan juices to a boil.
• Meanwhile, blend the cornstarch and water until smooth.
• Working constantly, slowly add the cornstarch mixture to the boiling pan juices, continue to stir until gravy has thickened.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.