Recipe: Turkey Giblet Gravy 🦃🍗
Description:
Being so close to Canadian Thanksgiving, this traditional family recipe for Turkey Giblet Gravy comes in handy. It’s thick and flavorful, perfect for pouring over creamy mashed potatoes. Any leftover gravy can be utilized in a turkey casserole or a hearty turkey shepherd’s pie, a freezer-friendly meal for busy nights.
- Cook Time: 3 hours 15 minutes
- Prep Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 3 hours 15 minutes
- Yield: 3-4 cups
- Category: Poultry
- Keywords: Meat, Canadian, Healthy, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Weeknight, < 4 Hours, Easy
Ingredients:
| Quantity | Ingredient |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sage |
| – | Celery |
| 1 | Onion |
| 1 | Seasoned flour |
| 1 | Water |
| 2-4 | Turkey giblets |
Nutritional Information (per serving):
- Calories: 37.8
- Fat Content: 0.5g
- Saturated Fat Content: 0.2g
- Cholesterol Content: 9.6mg
- Sodium Content: 13.9mg
- Carbohydrate Content: 6.7g
- Fiber Content: 0.8g
- Sugar Content: 1.2g
- Protein Content: 1.6g
Instructions:
- Prepare Giblets: Remove giblets from the turkey.
- Simmer Giblets: Place giblets in a saucepan and season with salt, pepper, sage, celery, and onion.
- Add Water: Cover the giblets with water.
- Simmer: Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer covered for 2-3 hours while the turkey cooks.
- Blend Giblets: Once the meat starts to fall away from the neck bones, strain the liquid into a blender.
- Add Liver and Gizzard: Chop the liver and gizzard, then add them to the blender.
- Add Neck Meat: Pick meat from neck bones and add it to the blender.
- Blend: Puree the mixture until liquefied, pausing occasionally.
- Incorporate Flour: Gradually add seasoned flour to the blender, blending off and on until incorporated.
- Prepare Pan: After removing the turkey from the roaster, pour off excess fat, leaving brown bits and juices in the pan.
- Deglaze Pan: Whisk up as much “stuck stuff” as possible from the pan.
- Combine: Pour the blended giblet mixture into the roaster, whisking as you pour. If too thick, add a little water while whisking until reaching the desired consistency.
- Roast: Place the roaster in a 450-500 degree Fahrenheit oven for 15 minutes.
- Adjust Consistency: Just before serving, add more water and whisk if necessary, ensuring the gravy is bubbling hot.
- Serve: The gravy should be fairly thick. Pour it into a gravy boat and serve hot as the final touch to your Thanksgiving feast.
Enjoy the rich flavors of this traditional Turkey Giblet Gravy, perfect for any festive occasion! 🎉🍽️
