Rich Make-Ahead Turkey Gravy

Name: Rich Make-Ahead Turkey Gravy
Prep time: 3 h
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps butter, or more if needed (optional); 2 carrots, each cut into 4 pieces; 2 stalks celery, each cut into 4 pieces; 946 milliliters chicken broth; 0 teaspoons dried thyme; 355 milliliters dry white wine; 118 milliliters all-purpose flour; 2 cloves garlic, halved; 6 servings salt and ground black pepper to taste; 2 smalls onions, quartered; 1 kilograms turkey wings; 946 milliliters water

Rich Make-Ahead Turkey Gravy might be just the sauce you are searching for. This recipe serves 6. One serving contains 455 calories, 33g of protein, and 23g of fat. This recipe covers 20% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up wine, water, salt and ground pepper, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 3 hours.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

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Oven

Place the turkey wings, onions, celery, carrots, and garlic into a roasting pan, and roast until the turkey wings turn a deep golden brown color, about 1 hour and 15 minutes.

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Turkey Wings

Carrot

Celery

Garlic

Onion

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Roasting Pan

Transfer the cooked wings and vegetables to a large pot.

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Vegetable

Chicken Wings

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Pot

Place the roasting pan over 2 stove burners on medium-high heat, then pour the white wine into the roasting pan. Scrape off and dissolve any browned flavor bits from the bottom of the pan into the white wine; heat and scrape the roasting pan until the drippings and wine have reduced to about 1/2 cup.

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White Wine

Wine

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Stove

Pour the wine mixture into the saucepan with the turkey wings.

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Turkey Wings

Wine

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Sauce Pan

Pour chicken broth and water into the pot, and season with thyme. Push the turkey wings down into the liquid; bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 45 minutes. Skim off any foam that collects on top.

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Chicken Broth

Turkey Wings

Thyme

Water

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Pot

Pour the broth mixture through a colander into a large bowl; pick meat from the wings, if desired, to add to gravy, or discard the spent wings and vegetables. Allow the gravy base to stand for several minutes for the fat to collect into a layer on top, and skim as much fat as possible.

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Vegetable

Broth

Gravy

Chicken Wings

Base

Meat

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Colander

Bowl

Transfer the skimmed fat into a saucepan. There should be at least 1/2 cup of turkey fat; add butter to make this amount if necessary.

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Turkey Fat

Butter

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Sauce Pan

Whisk the flour into the turkey fat over medium heat until the flour mixture becomes smooth and golden brown. Gradually whisk in the broth until the gravy comes to a boil and thickens. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Allow the gravy to cool, then refrigerate or freeze. Reheat almost to boiling to serve.

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Salt And Pepper