Easy Turkey Gravy Recipe

Name: Easy Turkey Gravy Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 12 serving
Ingredients: 4 cups strained turkey pan drippings and turkey stock; 3/4 cup dry white wine; 1/2 cup onion; 2 tablespoons butter; 3 tablespoons sage; 1/3 cup corn starch; salt and pepper

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Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings
12
Calories
48 kcal
Course
Condiments
Cuisine
American

Easy Turkey Gravy Recipe

Gary Gonzalez

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Easy turkey gravy made with pan drippings and stock, white wine, sage, onion, and cornstarch in 20 minutes or less.

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Ingredients

Servings

4 cups strained turkey pan drippings and turkey stock see notes below
3/4 cup dry white wine optional
1/2 cup onion minced
2 tablespoons butter unsalted
3 tablespoons sage minced
1/3 cup corn starch
salt and pepper to taste

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Instructions

Heat a large saucepan to medium-low heat and sautee the minced onion in the butter. Once the onion is soft (about 5-7 minutes) add the white wine and turn the burner to medium-high heat to reduce and cook off the alcohol.
After 3 minutes add in the liquid from the turkey stock and drippings. Add in 3 tablespoons of chopped sage.
Next, mix together the cold water and cornstarch to make a slurry. Add the slurry to the pot and cook for 1 minute to activate the cornstarch and thicken the gravy.
Remove the gravy from the heat and season with salt and pepper to taste. Enjoy!

Notes

Save the pan drippings from roasted turkey breast (you won't have much) or a roasted whole turkey. Use store-bought turkey stock to make up the difference for 4 full cups.
A full turkey will have a lot of fat and drippings. If you don't want all of the fat for the gravy you can use a separator and use as much or as little as you like.
Wine can be omitted. If omitting the wine, use a bit less cornstarch (1/4 cup instead of a 1/3) since acids like wine can lower cornstarch's thickening strength.
Sage can be left whole, cooked in the gravy until serving, then removed.
Flour can be substituted for the cornstarch slurry. You will need a half cup flour or more to equal 1/3 cup of cornstarch in regards to thickening power.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 48kcal (2%) Carbohydrates 4.3g (1%) Protein 0.4g (1%) Fat 1.9g (3%) Saturated Fat 1.2g (6%) Cholesterol 5mg (2%) Sodium 650mg (27%) Potassium 15mg (0%) Sugar 0.5g (1%) Calcium 2mg (0%)