**Giblet Gravy: A Thanksgiving Tradition with a Twist**
Giblet gravy is a classic Thanksgiving side dish that adds a rich, savory flavor to the holiday feast. Made from the giblets of the turkey, including the heart, gizzard, and liver, giblet gravy is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that can be prepared in just a few simple steps. This article provides three foolproof giblet gravy recipes to suit every taste, from a traditional giblet gravy made with butter and flour to a more modern version with white wine and herbs. Whether you're a seasoned cook or a beginner in the kitchen, these recipes will help you create a delicious and memorable giblet gravy that will be the perfect accompaniment to your Thanksgiving turkey.
TURKEY GIBLET GRAVY
Yummy turkey gravy we serve at Thanksgiving.
Provided by Bryn Audrey
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Gravy Recipes Turkey Gravy Recipes
Time 1h30m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Place turkey giblets and neck into a saucepan with 4 cups water and bring to a boil; reduce heat to low. Simmer until broth is reduced to 3 cups, about 1 hour. Strain broth and reserve 1/2 cup of giblets; chop.
- Combine giblet broth and turkey drippings in a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk cornstarch in 1/2 cup cold water in a bowl until smooth. Whisk cornstarch into stock and drippings. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and stir chopped giblets and hard-cooked egg into the gravy. Season with salt and black pepper. Simmer until gravy is thickened, about 5 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 323.9 calories, Carbohydrate 5.8 g, Cholesterol 140.8 mg, Fat 29.9 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 7.2 g, SaturatedFat 8.9 g, Sodium 31.8 mg, Sugar 0.1 g
GIBLET GRAVY
Here's how to make the perfect turkey gravy. Ree Drummond's giblet gravy recipe is luscious, irresistible, and deserves a spot on your Thanksgiving table!
Categories Thanksgiving comfort food poultry side dish snack
Time 25m
Yield 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- First, take the giblets and neck from the raw turkey and cover them with water by 2 inches in a small saucepan. Bring to a gentle boil over medium heat, then reduce the heat to low and simmer it for 1 hour to both to cook the meat and to make a giblet broth for the gravy.
- Remove the giblets and neck from the water (don't worry; they're supposed to look really grody) and set them aside. Keep the giblet broth in the saucepan for later.
- When you're ready to make the gravy, pour all the drippings from the turkey roasting pan into a bowl. Set the pan back onto the stove. Let the drippings sit and separate naturally, then use a ladle to carefully separate the fat from the liquid drippings (the fat will be on top, while the drippings will settle at the bottom).
- Turn the heat to medium and add about 1 cup of the fat back into the roasting pan. Sprinkle the flour all over the fat and immediately begin whisking it around to make a paste. Add more flour or fat as needed to create the right consistency: You want the mixture to be a stirrable paste and not overly greasy. If it looks a little greasy, whisk in a little more flour. Once the paste/roux is the right consistency, whisk it slowly for a few minutes, allowing it to cook to a deep golden brown color. A nice brown roux is the secret to good gravy, baby!
- Once the roux is ready, pour in 1 cup of the drippings (the stuff that separated from the fat earlier) and the chicken or turkey broth, whisking constantly. Then just let the gravy cook and thicken, whisking constantly for 5 to 8 minutes.
- Meanwhile, use your fingers to remove as much of the neck meat as you can and chop up the giblets into fine pieces. Add as much of the meat to the gravy as you'd like: Add it all if you like a really chunky giblet gravy, add a little less if you like the gravy more smooth.
- If the gravy seems too thick, add more broth and/or a little of the reserved giblet broth (the water used to cook the giblets.) Finally, season the gravy with a little bit of salt and plenty of black pepper! (Be sure to taste it and make sure the seasoning is perfect.) Serve the gravy piping hot at the table.
GIBLET GRAVY
Provided by Ree Drummond : Food Network
Time 50m
Yield 16 servings
Number Of Ingredients 5
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
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
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
FOOLPROOF TURKEY GRAVY
There are just two simple steps (and five easy ingredients) in this delicious turkey gravy from drippings. You'll be delighted with the smooth, flavorful results. This is a recipe you'll return to every year, so be prepared to become the designated "gravy maker" at all your holiday gatherings. You'll get rave reviews, but don't let anyone know how easy it really is to make turkey graving from drippings; it may sound complicated, but with Betty's foolproof recipe you'll be able to add another turkey feather to your apron.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Condiment
Time 10m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Pour drippings from roasting pan into bowl, leaving brown particles in pan. Return 1/4 cup drippings to roasting pan. (Measure accurately because too little fat makes gravy lumpy.) Stir in flour. (Measure accurately so gravy is not greasy.)
- Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is smooth and bubbly. Stir in liquid. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Stir in salt and pepper.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 40, Carbohydrate 2 g, Cholesterol 5 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, ServingSize 2 Tablespoons, Sodium 200 mg
PERFECT GIBLET GRAVY
You will want to drizzle this luscious gravy on everything on your plate! How can you go wrong with Southern Living?
Provided by Bev I Am
Categories Poultry
Time 1h15m
Yield 4 cups
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Melt butter in a large, hot skillet; add vegetables, and sauté.
- Add flour, stirring constantly until smooth and combined.
- Add reserved broth, whisking constantly, until thickened.
- Proceed with recipe as directed.
- Bring giblets, neck, and 4 cups water to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
- Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 45 minutes or until tender.
- Drain, reserving broth.
- Chop giblets and neck meat, and set aside.
- Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; add chopped vegetables, and sauté 5 minutes.
- Add flour, stirring until smooth.
- Add reserved broth; cook, stirring constantly, 10 minutes or until thickened.
- Reduce heat to low.
- Remove vegetables using a hand-held, wire-mesh strainer, and discard, leaving gravy in skillet.
- Whisk together egg yolks and half-and-half.
- Gradually stir about one-fourth of hot gravy into yolk mixture; add to remaining hot gravy.
- Add giblets and neck meat; cook, stirring constantly, 4 to 5 minutes or until a thermometer registers 160°.
- Stir in salt, pepper, and seasoning.
- Serve immediately.
- Garnish, if desired.
- Makes 4 cups.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 317.1, Fat 29, SaturatedFat 17.6, Cholesterol 173.8, Sodium 495.9, Carbohydrate 11.4, Fiber 1.1, Sugar 1.8, Protein 4.1
FOOLPROOF GIBLET GRAVY
This is a really good tasting gravy and most of the work can be done before the turkey is finished. Anything to help reduce the last minute chaos of getting holiday dinners on the table. I got this from a 1991 issue of Woman's Day.
Provided by Pinkytz
Categories Sauces
Time 2h15m
Yield 6-7 cups, 14 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Stage 1 MAKE BROTH.
- Up to 3 days ahead cut turkey neck and heart in half.
- Put into a large saucepan along with gizzard and remaining broth ingredients.
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer gently, uncovered, 1 1/2 hours.
- Add liver and simmer 30 minutes longer or until gizzard is very tender.
- Remove giblets to a cutting board.
- Strain broth into a large cup measure, pressing vegetables to extract as much broth as possible.
- Discard vegetables.
- Add water to broth if needed, to make 6 cups.
- Chop giblets and neck meat.
- Refrigerate.
- Stage 2 THICKEN BROTH.
- Mash butter and flour with a fork until blended to a paste. Break into 4 chunks.
- Bring broth to a boil, reduce heat to low and gradually whisk in flour mixture, 1 chunk at a time, until blended.
- Whisk until thickened and boiling. Boil 3 minutes minutes longer to cook out any "floury" taste.
- Cover surface of gravy to keep skin from forming.
- Refrigerate.
- Stage 3 FINISH GRAVY.
- After turkey is removed from roasting pan: Spoon fat off pan drippings and discard.
- Stir juices in pan (add up to 2°C water if juices have evaporated), scraping up brown bits on bottom of pan.
- Add no more than 2 cups of drippings to gravy or it will be too thin.
- Stir in giblets and neck meat.
- Heat and season to taste.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 111.1, Fat 5.6, SaturatedFat 3.3, Cholesterol 13.1, Sodium 372.1, Carbohydrate 9, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 1.8, Protein 3.1
Tips:
- Choose fresh giblets. Fresh giblets will produce the best flavor in your gravy.
- Clean the giblets thoroughly. Remove any excess fat or connective tissue from the giblets before cooking them.
- Cook the giblets in a flavorful liquid. This will help to extract the maximum flavor from the giblets.
- Strain the giblet cooking liquid. This will remove any solids from the liquid, resulting in a smooth gravy.
- Thicken the gravy with flour or cornstarch. This will help to create a rich and creamy gravy.
- Season the gravy to taste. Add salt, pepper, and other seasonings to taste.
- Serve the gravy warm. Giblet gravy is best served warm, over your favorite holiday dishes.
Conclusion:
Giblet gravy is a delicious and easy-to-make addition to your holiday feast. By following these tips, you can make a giblet gravy that is packed with flavor and sure to impress your guests. So next time you're cooking a turkey or chicken, don't forget to save the giblets and make a delicious giblet gravy.
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