Rich Chicken Or Turkey Gravy Recipes

RICH TURKEY GRAVY

Steps:

• In a skillet over medium heat, whisk the flour with turkey drippings until smooth, then reduce heat to low and cook, stirring frequently, until dark brown, about 10 minutes. Stir in the water and bouillon cubes, and simmer until the cubes have dissolved and the gravy is thickened and smooth, about 10 minutes.

RICH CHICKEN OR TURKEY GRAVY

Steps:

• 1. This is a recipe for some delicious homemade chicken stock. https://www.justapinch.com/recipe/lynnsocko/homemade-chicken-stock-roasted-chicken/other-sauce-spread TIP FOR A DARKER GRAVY: While gravy is thickening, add a few drops of KITCHEN BOUQUET, this will give you a richer color without effecting the flavor, use sparingly.
• 2. 2 FOR CORNSTARCH THICKENER: Heat stock. Mix together 1 cup of COLD water or milk and 1/4 c. of cornstach, mix very well to remove all lumps. Add to hot stock and simmer on low for 5-10 min. If gravy is not thick enough repeat step. Add salt to taste.
• 3. FOR BUTTER AND FLOUR THICKENER: Melt butter in skillet or med. saucepan. Add flour, mix well and cook over very low heat for a few minutes to cook out the flour taste. Pour warm chicken stock into pan and stir well with whisk. Simmer till gravy is thickened. Add salt to taste.

RICH AND SILKY TURKEY GRAVY

Steps:

• Stock up:
• Good gravy begins with good stock. At least one day (and up to four days) before the feast, make your own rich turkey stock. (For a recipe, see Do- Ahead Turkey Stock ; in a pinch, you can use store-bought low-salt chicken broth, but the results with homemade are incomparable.) When you're ready to make the gravy, bring 4 cups stock to a boil in a medium pot. Remove from heat; keep warm.
• Make a roux:
• Melt 4 tablespoons unsalted butter or turkey fat in a large heavy saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in 1/4 cup all-purpose flour and cook, whisking, for 1 minute. The roux will become smooth and golden brown. Keep whisking! Within 2-3 minutes it will be the color of café au lait and smell slightly toasted. Gradually whisk in the warm turkey stock, bring to a boil, then lower the heat so the gravy's at a bare simmer.
• Customize it:
• Now, for an herbaceous kick, add 2 bay leaves or 1 sprig thyme. For an umami boost, stir in 4 dried porcini mushrooms or 2 teaspoons porcini powder along with 2 tablespoons Madeira. With or without these upgrades, let gravy simmer until reduced by half, then remove herbs or mushrooms with a slotted spoon. Season with kosher salt and serve. Or keep the gravy warm until the turkey is finished and take it one step further...
• Extra credit:
• Transfer the turkey to a cutting board and strain the drippings from the pan into a measuring cup. Skim the fat; add enough water to measure 1 cup. Place the pan across two burners set on medium-high heat. Add the drippings mixture and deglaze the pan, stirring and scraping up any browned bits with a wooden spoon. Strain into the gravy; simmer until slightly thickened, 10 minutes. Season to taste with salt and serve.

SEASONED CHICKEN WITH RICH GRAVY

Steps:

• Add all the season for the chicken to a bowl and mix to combine.
• Rub it all into the chicken thighs.
• Spray a frying pan placed over a medium high heat with some cooking oil spray.
• Once hot add the chicken thighs, and cook on each side until really golden and brown. (approx 5 minutes each side).
• Then add a lid, turn down heat and continue to cook for a couple more minutes until cooked through.
• Remove the chicken thighs and set aside.
• Add the stock to the pan that you cooked the chicken in, ensuring you deglaze the pan fully by scraping up all the flavour in the pan from cooking the chicken as you heat the stock.
• Add in the onion, garlic powder, tomato paste, pinch of thyme and splash of balsamic vinegar and stir to combine.
• Mix the cornstarch with a couple of tablespoon of water to make a slurry and pour this into the pan.
• Turn up heat and stir until it thickens into a rich gravy.
• Then you can serve this alongside the chicken in a gravy jug or add the chicken back into the pan with the gravy.
• Garnish chicken with fresh parsley.
• Enjoy!!

RICH MAKE-AHEAD TURKEY GRAVY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Place the turkey wings, onions, celery, carrots, and garlic into a roasting pan, and roast until the turkey wings turn a deep golden brown color, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Transfer the cooked wings and vegetables to a large pot. Place the roasting pan over 2 stove burners on medium-high heat, then pour the white wine into the roasting pan. Scrape off and dissolve any browned flavor bits from the bottom of the pan into the white wine; heat and scrape the roasting pan until the drippings and wine have reduced to about 1/2 cup. Pour the wine mixture into the saucepan with the turkey wings.
• Pour chicken broth and water into the pot, and season with thyme. Push the turkey wings down into the liquid; bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 45 minutes. Skim off any foam that collects on top. Pour the broth mixture through a colander into a large bowl; pick meat from the wings, if desired, to add to gravy, or discard the spent wings and vegetables. Allow the gravy base to stand for several minutes for the fat to collect into a layer on top, and skim as much fat as possible. Transfer the skimmed fat into a saucepan. There should be at least 1/2 cup of turkey fat; add butter to make this amount if necessary.
• Whisk the flour into the turkey fat over medium heat until the flour mixture becomes smooth and golden brown. Gradually whisk in the broth until the gravy comes to a boil and thickens. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Allow the gravy to cool, then refrigerate or freeze. Reheat almost to boiling to serve.

EASIEST RICH & CREAMY CHICKEN GRAVY!

Steps:

• In medium saucepan, melt butter over medium low heat. Whisk in flour and bring heat up to medium if needed, stirring constantly. Low boil flour mixture, adjusting heat so that it doesn't brown, stirring and whisking constantly for 5 minutes. Slowly whisk in chicken broth first, keeping the mixture smooth and lump-free. Bring back to medium/medium high to get it going, adding in the chicken base, poultry seasoning, white pepper and garlic, then stirring until it comes to a boil. Lower heat a little and keep stirring for 5 more minutes. Turn down heat to low.
• Whisk in cornstarch and water slurry, and continue cooking for 2 more minutes. Gravy will be thickened and will thicken a bit more when cooled down a little. Set aside and cover with lid tilted. Stir now and then to prevent a skin from forming. *Makes 4 cups gravy.
• *Sometimes I do like to stir in a little yellow food coloring. That's why we buy those little tiny 4-pack bottles, right? It gives pale-looking food a more pleasant color without adding a whole list of chemicals. So add a drop at a time. ;) Don't use too much, though, or it could look weird. Add a little at a time and stir in well after each drop until it's the color that you like. (*Only 2-3 drops max are recommended by me.)

RICH TURKEY GRAVY

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350.
• Place turkey wings, celery, onion and carrot in roasting pan.
• Roast in 350 oven for 1 hour, stirring twice, or until nicely browned.
• Place ingredients from roasting pan in 8 qrt stockpot.
• Add the water and reserved turkey drippings Simmer, partially covered 2 hours, skimming fat from time to time.
• Strain and reserve carrots, onions and celery.
• Add more water if needed to make 4 cups broth.
• Puree carrots, onions and celery add to stockpot.
• Cook over low heat.
• Stir flour and reserved 1/2 cup broth in small bowl.
• Whisk into pan along with salt and pepper.
• Cook over low heat, whisking, until thickened.
• Strain and serve.