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Gravy

Gravy
You can never have too many sauce recipes, so give Gravy a try. This recipe makes 6 servings with 565 calories, 43g of protein, and 35g of fat each. This recipe covers 22% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. If you have thyme, flour, celery stalk, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

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Step 1Start with Turkey Stock
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Great gravy begins with this Make-Ahead
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GravyGravy
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Turkey Stock. If you want to make one fromscratch, do it now (or anytime, for that matter,since turkey wings are available year-round).In a pinch, store-bought stock will work.
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Turkey WingsTurkey Wings
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Preheat oven to 450°F. Arrange 3 1/2 poundsturkey wings and 1 turkey neck (optional)on a rimmed baking sheet and roast, turningturkey halfway through, until golden brown,about 45 minutes.
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Transfer wings and neck to a stockpot.
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Pour off fat from baking sheet; discard.
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Pour2 cups water onto baking sheet. Scrapeup any browned bits with a wooden spoon.
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Pour liquid from sheet into pot with turkey.
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Add 1 chopped large onion, 1 peeled andchopped large carrot, 1 chopped celerystalk, 4 sprigs parsley, 4 sprigs thyme,12 whole peppercorns, 1 bay leaf, and10 cups water. Bring to a simmer; reduceheat to low and simmer gently until stock isreduced by at least one-third, about 4 hours.
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Strain stock through a fine-mesh sieveinto a clean saucepan. If you have morethan 6 cups stock, simmer uncovered overmedium heat until reduced to 6 cups.
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Letcool.
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Pour stock into an airtight container;cover and chill. DO AHEAD: Stock can bemade 3 days ahead. Keep chilled. Stock canalso be frozen for up to 3 months.
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Step 2Make a True Roux
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Roux is simply butter or oil cooked withflour. It's used for thickening sauces, andit's what makes this gravy silky-smooth.
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GravyGravy
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Melt 1/3 cup unsalted butter in a smallskillet over medium heat.
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Whisk in 1/3 cupall-purpose flour. Reduce heat to low;whisk until roux is golden brown, about 2minutes. DO AHEAD: Roux can be made2 days ahead.
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Let cool, cover, and chill.
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Step 3
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Add the drippings
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Browned bits left in the bottom of the panafter roasting the turkey give body, richness,and roasty flavor to the gravy.
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Bring 6 cups Make-Ahead Turkey Stockto a boil in a large saucepan over mediumheat.
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Add 1-2 cups skimmed and strainedroast turkey drippings. (If you're shorton drippings, skim fat from pan andadd 1-2 cups water. Scrape up brownedbits with a wooden spoon; strain liquidinto stock.) Season to taste with kosher saltand freshly ground black pepper.
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Whisk inroux. Reduce heat to low; simmer gently for5 minutes for gravy to thicken and flavorsto meld. You're done!
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This classic gravy needs noembellishment. But if you're feelinga bit cheffy, it's easy to addanother level of flavor with oneof these tweaks.For every 6 cups of gravy:option 1 Reduce 1 1/2 cupsdry white wine in a small saucepanto 1 cup; stir into gravy.option 2
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Add 1 1/2 tablespoons
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Worcestershire sauce and 1 tablespoon plus1 teaspoon reduced-sodium soy sauce.option 3
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Add 1 cup plus2 tablespoons apple cider and simmerfor 5 minutes.
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DifficultyHard
Ready In45 m.
Servings6
Health Score15
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