Giblet Pan Gravy Cooks Americas Test Kitchen Recipes

GIBLET GRAVY

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.

TURKEY GIBLET GRAVY

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the giblets, chicken stock, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil; boil for 5-6 minutes. Remove from the heat. Strain giblets; return cooking juices to pan. Set aside 2 tablespoons juices. Finely chop giblets; add giblets and eggs to pan. Cook and stir for 1 minute., In a small bowl, combine flour and reserved cooking juices; gradually stir into pan. Cook and stir 5-7 minutes longer or until thickened.

GIBLET GRAVY

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.

GIBLET PAN GRAVY - COOKS AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN

Steps:

• Heat oil in soup kettle; add giblets, neck and tail; saute until golden and fragrant, about 5 minutes. Add onion; continue to saute 3-4 minutes til softened. Reduce heat to low; cover and cook until turkey and onion release their juices, about 20 minutes. Add stock and herbs, bring to boil, then adjust heat to low. Simmer, skimming any scum that rises to surface, until broth is rich and flavorful, about 30 minutes longer. Strain broth, you should have 5 cups, reserving neck, heart, etc. when cool enough, shred meat and refrigerate giblets and broth til ready to use. While turkey is roasting, return reserved broth to simmer. Heat butter in large heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium low heat. Whisk in flour. Cook slowly, stirring constantly, until nutty brown and fragrant, 10-15 minutes. Whisk in all but 1 cup of hot broth into roux. Bring to boil, then contine to simmer, stirring occassionally, until gravy is lightly thickened and very flavorful, about 30 minutes longer. Set aside until Turkey is done. After roasted turkey has been transferred to carving board, spoon out and discard as much fat as possible from roasting pan, leaving carmelized herbs and vegetables. Return gravy in large saucepan to simmer. Place roasting pan over 2 burners on medium-high heat. Add wine to roasting pan with caramelized veetables; scrape up browned bits with wooden spoon and boil until reduced by half, about 5 minutes. Add remaining 1 C broth, then strain deglazed pan juices into gravy, pressing as much juice as possible out of vegetables. Stir in diced / shredded turkey into gravy, return to boil. Adjust seasonings with salt and pepper. Note: I usually double recipe To make ahead: Cool gravy 45 minutes. Cover and chill up to 3 days. Add a few tablespoons of broth, and reheat over medium heat