🫕 Make-Ahead Turkey Gravy

Ingredients

• 3 lb Turkey necks or wings, turkey wings or necks
• 1 Yellow onion, quartered
• 2 Carrots, in chunks
• 2 stalk Celery, in chunks
• 6 cup Turkey broth or stock, or chicken broth
• 6 tbsp Butter, unsalted
• 6 tbsp All-purpose flour
• 1 tsp Dried thyme
• 1 leaf Bay leaves
• ½ tsp Table salt (to taste)
• ¼ tsp Ground black pepper (to taste)

Nutrition

Steps

You’ll need: roasting pan, large saucepan, fine strainer, whisk.

1. Heat the oven to 400°F. Spread the turkey wings, onion, carrots and celery in the roasting pan and roast about 1 hour, turning once, until deep brown.
2. Move everything to the saucepan. Pour 1 cup of the broth into the hot pan, scrape up the browned bits, and add it to the saucepan with the rest of the broth, the thyme and the bay leaf.
3. Simmer gently 45 minutes. Strain, pressing on the solids, and skim off the fat (save 6 tablespoons to use instead of the butter, if you like). You should have about 4 cups; add broth or water to make up the difference.
4. Melt the butter in the saucepan, whisk in the flour, and cook 3 minutes, whisking, until light brown. Whisk in the hot stock a little at a time and simmer 10 minutes until thick. Season with salt and pepper.
5. Cool quickly in a shallow container and refrigerate within 2 hours. On the day, reheat it to a rolling boil, whisking in any skimmed drippings from the roasting pan.