Homemade Giblet Gravy

Homemade Giblet Gravy is delicious with so much deep flavor. A thick and robust gravy made from turkey drippings, a homemade neck and giblet stock and finely minced giblet and neck meat. This recipe yields 3 cups of gravy or 12 (3 tablespoon servings)

Course Homemade Ingredients & Condiments

Cuisine American

Keyword giblets, gravy, Thanksgiving, turkey

Prep Time 1

Cook Time 45

Total Time 1 45

Servings servings

Calories 56

Author Laurie McNamara

Ingredients

FOR THE GIBLET STOCK:

1 turkey neck
1 packet giblets
1 medium shallot
6 sage leaves small
1 sprig rosemary
4 sprigs thyme
4 cup water

FOR THE GIBLET GRAVY:

2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons turkey drippings
4 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour more as needed
1 cup turkey stock or chicken stock, more or less as neede
2 tablespoons soy sauce or salt to taste

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Instructions

MAKE THE STOCK:

Add neck, giblets, shallot and herbs to a saucepan and cover with 4 cups of water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer for 1 hour.
Remove neck and giblets, setting them off to the side. And strain the stock through cheesecloth draped into a mesh sieve set over a bowl.
Add any turkey or chicken stock (if needed) in order to have 4 cups of liquids.

MAKE THE GRAVY:

Add butter to a skillet and heat over medium-high. Sear the neck for 3 to 4 minutes a side. Transfer to a cutting board to cool slightly before picking meat from the neck and finely mincing it with the giblets.
To the same skillet, add 3 to 4 tablespoons of turkey drippings (depending on how much butter is remaining in the skillet).
Whisk in 4 tablespoons of flour, or more to form a paste. Cook the flour for 3 to 4 minutes.
Add in minced giblet meat and cook 1 minute before slowly pouring in the stock.
Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring often until the gravy thickens.
Season with 2 tablespoon soy sauce and black pepper to taste. See notes for tips on thickening.

Notes

How To Thicken Gravy Fast:

If in a pinch, thicken this gravy by combining 2 tablespoon cornstarch with 2 tablespoon water and whisk that into a bubbling gravy.

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