Best 8 Basic Old Fashioned Giblet Gravy Recipes

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Thanksgiving is incomplete without giblet gravy. Made using giblets, vegetables, and flavorful pan drippings, this classic gravy is easy to make and adds richness and depth of flavor to your holiday meal. In this article, we bring you three delicious giblet gravy recipes that are sure to impress your family and friends. Our recipes include:

1. Basic Old-Fashioned Giblet Gravy: This traditional recipe uses simple ingredients like giblets, butter, flour, chicken broth, and seasonings to create a rich and flavorful gravy that pairs perfectly with turkey, mashed potatoes, and stuffing.

2. Southern Giblet Gravy with Bacon: This Southern-style gravy adds crispy bacon, celery, and onions for extra flavor. The bacon adds a smoky richness, while the celery and onions provide a savory base for the gravy.

3. Creamy Giblet Gravy: This rich and creamy gravy is made with a roux of flour and butter, giblets, chicken broth, and cream. The cream adds a velvety texture and a subtle sweetness that balances the savory flavors of the giblets and broth.

No matter which recipe you choose, you're sure to end up with a delicious and flavorful giblet gravy that will be the star of your Thanksgiving meal. So gather your ingredients and let's get cooking!

Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!

BASIC OLD-FASHIONED GIBLET GRAVY RECIPE - (4.8/5)



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Provided by á-2225

Number Of Ingredients 8

Giblets from 1 turkey or chicken
4 cups cold water
4 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons flour
2 cups pan drippings or chicken broth
1/2 cup milk or half and half (optional)
1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper
2 hard-cooked eggs, chopped (optional)

Steps:

  • Remove liver from giblets and refrigerate. Place giblets in saucepan, cover with 4 cups cold water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for about an hour. Now add the liver and simmer for another 30 minutes. Drain in a colander, allow to cool, chop and set aside. Melt butter in a heavy saucepan and stir in the flour. Cook and stir for 3 to 5 minutes, or until butter barely begins to turn golden. Slowly stir in drippings or chicken broth and milk or half and half. Continue cooking and stirring until thickened. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in hard-cooked eggs and chopped giblets and serve. Makes 3 cups.

GIBLET GRAVY



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We're about to let you in on a secret: The key to smooth and richly flavored turkey gravy lies within the bird itself. We're talking about the giblets. Giblet gravy turns out meaty and luscious, and you can certainly pull it off-even on your first try. We'll show you how it's done with this surefire recipe. Once you get a taste of the depth of flavor that results from turning those odd bits into gravy, you'll never look back. Mashed potatoes and biscuits will forever be better, and your guests will certainly be satisfied!

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Side Dish

Time 2h20m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 9

Turkey giblets (from whole turkey, thawed if frozen)
2 medium stalks celery, sliced (1 cup)
1 medium onion, sliced
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Drippings from roasted turkey
About 1/4 cup Progresso™ chicken broth (from 32-oz carton), if needed
1/4 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
Salt and pepper to taste

Steps:

  • In 2-quart saucepan, place giblets (except liver); add enough water to cover. Add celery, onion, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Heat to boiling; reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer 1 to 2 hours or until giblets are tender. Add liver during last 15 minutes of cooking.
  • Drain giblet mixture, reserving broth and giblets. Discard celery and onion.
  • After removing turkey from roasting pan, remove 1/2 cup drippings (turkey juices and fat); reserve. Pour remaining drippings into 2-cup measuring cup; add enough giblet broth and chicken broth to measure 2 cups; set aside.
  • Place reserved 1/2 cup drippings in roasting pan or 12-inch skillet. Stir in flour. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly and scraping up brown bits in pan, until smooth and browned. Gradually stir in 2 cups broth mixture. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture boils and thickens. Remove meat from neck; finely chop meat and giblets and add to gravy if desired. Stir in salt and pepper.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 70, Carbohydrate 3 g, Cholesterol 45 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 0 g, Protein 4 g, SaturatedFat 1 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 200 mg, Sugar 0 g, TransFat 0 g

GIBLET GRAVY



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Provided by Ree Drummond : Food Network

Time 50m

Yield 16 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 bag giblets
Turkey drippings
5 to 6 tablespoons flour
2 to 4 cups low sodium chicken broth
Freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Pour the contents of the giblet bags into a large saucepan. Cover with water and boil until cooked through, 20 to 25 minutes. Turn off the heat and set aside. Remove the giblets from the pan, allow them to cool, and then chop up the gizzards and liver. Pick the meat from the neck. Discard the bones.
  • Pour all the turkey drippings out of the roasting pan into a separate container. Allow grease to separate from the juices. Ladle out the fat into another bowl.
  • Place the roasting pan over 2 burners over medium heat (there should be lots of yummy brown bits in the pan). Add 3 to 4 tablespoons of the fat back into the pan. Whisk it around to evenly distribute it throughout the pan. Sprinkle 5 to 6 tablespoons of flour over the grease and whisk to combine it with the fat, loosening the bits from the bottom of the pan a little in the process. Cook the roux until it becomes a deep golden brown, 4 to 5 minutes.
  • Pour in the chicken broth, whisking constantly. Add 2 to 4 cups, depending on your need. Cook the gravy, whisking gently, until the mixture begins to thicken. Pour in a little bit of the turkey drippings, but be aware that because the brine is so salty, these drippings are very salty. Keep cooking the gravy until thick, adding in chopped giblets, to taste, as well as plenty of black pepper. Use the giblet water from the saucepan to thin the gravy if it gets too thick.
  • Serve when very thick and flavorful.

GIBLET GRAVY I



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My Mother has been making this gravy every year at Thanksgiving and Christmas Dinners for about 50 years. It's really good on mashed potatoes, cornbread dressing and the turkey.

Provided by Mary48

Categories     Side Dish     Sauces and Condiments Recipes     Gravy Recipes     Turkey Gravy Recipes

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 giblets from a turkey
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 cube chicken bouillon
1 stalk celery, halved
¼ yellow onion
1 quart water
2 (14.5 ounce) cans chicken broth
4 hard-cooked eggs
2 tablespoons cornstarch
½ cup milk

Steps:

  • In a 2 quart saucepan, simmer the giblets, salt, pepper, bouillon, celery and onion in 1 quart of water for 40 to 50 minutes.
  • Discard celery, onion and gizzard. Chop liver and neck meat and return to pan. Add chicken broth or if you have a turkey, use drippings (about 1 1/2 cups and 1 can of chicken broth).
  • Chop eggs and add to broth. Mix cornstarch and milk together and slowly add to broth. Stir well until thickened. Reduce heat to low.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 69.2 calories, Carbohydrate 3.1 g, Cholesterol 130.4 mg, Fat 3 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 6.8 g, SaturatedFat 0.9 g, Sodium 530.7 mg, Sugar 1.1 g

GIBLET GRAVY



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Make this giblet gravy with our Salt-and-Pepper Grilled Turkey. The only other ingredients that you need are chicken stock, water, pan drippings from roast turkey, flour, and salt and pepper to season.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Ingredients     Meat & Poultry     Turkey Recipes

Number Of Ingredients 7

4 cups homemade or low-sodium store-bought chicken stock
2 cups water
Neck and giblets from Salt-and-Pepper Grilled Turkey
Pan drippings from Salt-and-Pepper Grilled Turkey
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 large eggs (optional), hard-cooked and coarsely chopped
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper

Steps:

  • Bring stock, water, and turkey neck and giblets to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat, and gently simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, pour pan drippings into a clear measuring cup or a gravy separator, and let stand until separated, about 10 minutes. Pour off fat.
  • Pour broth and giblets through a fine sieve, discarding solids. Return broth to pan, add defatted drippings, and bring to a boil over medium heat.
  • Place flour in a heatproof bowl. Whisking constantly, pour in 1/2 cup boiling-hot broth mixture until it forms a paste. Whisk paste into remaining broth in pan, and boil for 3 minutes. Stir in eggs if desired, and season with salt and pepper.

GIBLET GRAVY



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While the turkey is in the oven, get some rest - and make the gravy. Giblet gravy requires the cook to use the neck, gizzard and heart of the bird to make deeply flavored stock, which is then combined with the pan drippings, a bit of flour and wine or brandy. Finally, the cooked neck, gizzard and heart are finely chopped and added to the rich, savory gravy, to make for a more interesting texture.

Provided by Florence Fabricant

Categories     sauces and gravies

Time 40m

Yield 2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 large onions, peeled
Turkey neck, gizzard and heart
1 carrot, peeled and cut in half
1 stalk celery, cut in halves
A few sprigs of parsley
6 whole peppercorns
3 cups of water
1 to 1 1/2 tablespoons flour
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
2 tablespoons white wine or brandy (optional)

Steps:

  • After turkey has been roasting for about an hour, slice one of the onions and scatter slices in roasting pan with turkey.
  • Place the other onion, cut in half, in a saucepan. Add turkey neck, gizzard and heart, the carrot, celery, parsley and peppercorns. Cover with water and bring to boil. Skim surface, lower heat and allow to simmer at least 30 minutes. Strain and reserve the stock. You should have about 2 cups of stock. Dice meat from neck, gizzard and heart, and set it aside.
  • When turkey has finished roasting and is resting on the carving board place the roasting pan on top of the stove, over two burners if necessary. Skim off all but a few tablespoons of fat from pan. Sprinkle the bottom of the pan with the flour (the more used the thicker the gravy), and whisk it vigorously and thoroughly, scraping up any particles clinging to the pan. Gradually add the stock, whisking constantly over medium heat until the mixture has thickened and is smooth. Strain into a sauce pan.
  • Add any juices from carving board and the reserved giblets. Season with salt and pepper. Add wine or brandy and bring to a simmer, and serve.

EASY GIBLET GRAVY



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Not only is this giblet gravy tasty, but it's also a quick and easy recipe. The bits of chopped giblets and eggs add so much to the gravy. Once the giblets and eggs are prepared, the gravy comes together in a jiffy. When you are in a hurry at the holiday meal, this is a rich and savory gravy recipe you can count on.

Provided by Rose Abrams

Categories     Gravies

Time 10m

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 can(s) cream of chicken soup
1 can(s) chicken or turkey broth (from roasted bird)
3 hard boiled eggs, finely chopped
1 c turkey giblets, finely chopped
1/4 tsp poultry seasoning
salt and pepper, to taste

Steps:

  • 1. Combine soup and broth and poultry seasoning. Stir with a whisk to combine and remove lumps.
  • 2. Add giblets and chopped eggs. Stir with a spoon to combine.
  • 3. Place in a microwave-safe container.
  • 4. Heat in microwave (your stovetop is probably full anyway) for 3 - 5 minutes until heated through and you see bubbles around the edge of the dish.
  • 5. Serve over dressing or rice. Honestly, it's so good you'll want to sope it with a biscuit!

GIBLET GRAVY II



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This old fashioned giblet turkey gravy recipe is very easy to prepare.

Provided by Bode

Categories     Side Dish     Sauces and Condiments Recipes     Gravy Recipes     Turkey Gravy Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 7

3 tablespoons turkey drippings
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 ½ cups turkey stock
¼ cup cooked turkey giblets, chopped
½ tablespoon chopped fresh sage
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
salt to taste

Steps:

  • Heat pan drippings in a large skillet over medium heat; gradually add flour and stir until golden brown.
  • Slowly whisk in turkey stock until blended and smooth. Stir in giblets, and season with sage, pepper, and salt. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 8 to 10 minutes, or until thickened.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 79.1 calories, Carbohydrate 3.5 g, Cholesterol 6.6 mg, Fat 6.5 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 1.4 g, SaturatedFat 1.9 g, Sodium 147.7 mg

Tips:

- To make the gravy richer, use the pan drippings from the turkey or chicken you roasted. - If you don't have any pan drippings, you can use butter or olive oil to sauté the giblets. - Add a splash of white wine or dry sherry to the gravy for a more complex flavor. - Season the gravy to taste with salt, pepper, and herbs like thyme, sage, or rosemary. - If the gravy is too thick, thin it out with some chicken broth or water. - If the gravy is too thin, simmer it for a few minutes to reduce it. - Serve the gravy hot over turkey, chicken, or mashed potatoes.

Conclusion:

This basic old-fashioned giblet gravy is a delicious and easy way to add flavor to your holiday meal. With just a few simple ingredients, you can make a gravy that will be enjoyed by everyone at the table. So next time you're cooking a turkey or chicken, don't forget to save the giblets to make this delicious gravy.

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