The Best Turkey Gravy is the most flavorful one, and it's made from the pan drippings after roasting the turkey. There are only four ingredients in this simple gravy recipe.
The best tasting gravy starts with the turkey. You can do a few things to add more flavor like:-Stuff my turkey cavity with a few fresh herbs, some lemon, lime, apple, and onions.-Season outside of the turkey well. -After placing the turkey onto the roasting rack, inside the roasting dish, add 1-2 cups of water, quartered onion, and 2-3 garlic cloves to the roasting pan underneath the turkey. (The amount of water will depend on how long you will be roasting the turkey, i.e. the size of the turkey.)
Line the roasting pan with aluminum foil to better catch the drippings, and of course, to make clean up easier.
Preparing the Pan Drippings:
When turkey is done, pull it out of the oven and let it rest about 10-15 minutes right in the roasting pan.
Gently lift the turkey and let some of the juices pour out of the cavity into the roasting pan, about 2-4 tablespoons worth.
Strain the pan drippings from the roasting pan into a measuring cup through a fine mesh strainer.
(If you have more than a cup of pan drippings, you can freeze the extra.)
Prepare the Gravy:
Have all the ingredients measured and ready on hand before starting to cook because this recipe will go fast.
Melt butter in a cooking pan over medium heat. Once melted, whisk in flour until smooth and blended.
While whisking, start pouring in the pan drippings, and then chicken stock. Keep whisking until smooth. Taste to see if you need to add any salt and pepper.
Slowly stir as the gravy comes to simmer and thickens. Cook for a couple extra minutes, stirring slowly, and take off heat.
Notes
*Gluten Free - use gluten free all purpose flour of needed.**Watch the salt!! Remember that you will be seasoning your turkey inside and out, so the drippings will already be seasoned. Taste the pan drippings first, before making the gravy, to decide if you will need to add any salt and pepper to the gravy.