If you’re looking for an easy four-ingredient gravy to serve alongside your Thanksgiving or holiday turkey, look no further than quick and easy turkey gravy!
Make the most of those delectable turkey drippings with this quick and easy turkey gravy recipe! Plan to preserve your drippings. Learn how to do this effectively.
How to Keep Turkey Drippings from Burning
The best way is to add about 1/2 cup of liquid, like no salt added chicken or turkey broth or water, to the bottom of the roasting pan. Doing so will keep the turkey drippings from reducing too much and potentially burning. Check on the turkey halfway through cooking time and add more liquid as needed.
How to Collect Drippings for Turkey Gravy
Remove the oven-cooked turkey from the roasting pan and set it aside on a clean cutting board. You will see the drippings on the bottom of the pan. It can yield anywhere from 1-1 1/2 cups of liquid.
For this recipe, the drippings are supplemented with turkey stock. Combine the two until you have 4 cups of liquid total to make the gravy.
Ingredients
- Unsalted butter
- All-purpose flour
- Turkey drippings plus turkey stock combined
- Poultry seasoning
- Salt and black pepper, to taste
How to Make a Quick and Easy Turkey Gravy
- Drippings & Stock: Pour the turkey drippings from the cooked turkey into a fat separator. Let stand for a few minutes until the fat rises to the top. Pour out the liquid, leaving the fat behind. Combine cleaned drippings with enough turkey stock to equal 4 cups total. Set aside.
- Start the Gravy: In a medium-sized saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Next, add four and whisk to combine. Let the mixture cook for 15-20 seconds while steadily whisking.
- Add the Liquid: Slowly whisk in the drippings/stock mixture and poultry seasoning, and let the turkey gravy bubble and thicken.
- Reduce heat to medium-low and let the gravy simmer for 1-2 minutes.
- Season: Taste and season with salt and black pepper to taste.
- Transfer and Serve: Remove the saucepan from the burner, and transfer the turkey gravy to a gravy boat or preferred serving dish. Drizzle over mashed potatoes, turkey, sweet potatoes, stuffing, and green bean casserole!
- Leftovers: Store the leftover gravy in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. Reheat in the microwave or a pot on the stovetop. If the gravy becomes too thick during refrigeration, thin it out with 1-2 tablespoons of water or turkey stock.
Turkey Gravy Variations
- Herb Gravy: Add fresh or dried herbs like thyme, rosemary, or sage to impart additional flavor.
- Wine: Add a splash of white wine to the dripping/turkey stock mixture for a more robust flavored gravy. Substitute with sparkling apple cider for a non-alcohol option.
- Creamy: For a thicker, richer gravy, stir in a few tablespoons of heavy cream right before serving.
- Garlic: Saute 1-2 cloves of minced garlic in the butter before adding the flour to infuse your gravy with extra savory flavor.
- Giblets: Simmer the giblets (excluding the turkey neck) in broth for 1 hour, chop them fine, and add a few tablespoons to the gravy. Save the rest for your stuffing (dressing).
Turkey Gravy (Quick and Easy )
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 cups of turkey drippings plus turkey stock combined
- 1/8 teaspoon poultry seasoning
- Salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Pour the turkey drippings from the cooked turkey into a fat separator. Let stand for a few minutes until the fat rises to the top. Pour out the liquid, leaving the fat behind. Combine cleaned drippings with enough turkey stock to equal 4 cups total. Set aside.
- In a medium-sized saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Next, add four and whisk to combine. Let the mixture cook for 15-20 seconds while steadily whisking.
- Slowly whisk in the drippings/stock mixture and poultry seasoning, and let the turkey gravy bubble and thicken.
- Reduce heat to medium-low and let the gravy simmer for 1-2 minutes.
- Taste and season with salt and black pepper to taste.
- Remove the saucepan from the burner, and transfer the turkey gravy to a gravy boat or preferred serving dish. Drizzle over mashed potatoes, turkey, stuffing, and more!
- Store the leftover gravy in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. Reheat in the microwave or a pot on the stovetop. If the gravy becomes too thick during refrigeration, thin it out with 1-2 tablespoons of water or turkey stock.
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