Easy Gravy Recipe
Learn how to make homemade gravy from scratch with or without pan drippings! This easy recipe will help you create rich, flavorful gravy that's perfect for any meal.
Ingredients
- ¼ cupreserved turkey drippings
- ¼ cupall-purpose flour
- 3 cupschicken or turkey stock
- ¼ cupunsalted butter
- 1 teaspoonminced fresh garlic
- 3 tablespoonsminced shallots
- ¼ cupall-purpose flour
- ¼ cupdry white wine
- 1 teaspoonpoultry seasoning
- 3 cupschicken or turkey stock
Directions
How to make gravy with drippings
- 1
Add the drippings to a large skillet set over medium-high heat.
- 2
Once the drippings are warm, whisk in the flour. Cook the roux, undisturbed, until toasted and pale golden in color, about 3 minutes.
- 3
While whisking constantly, slowly stream in 1 cup of the stock until it is well-incorporated. Once the mixture is smooth, continue slowly whisking in the remaining 2 cups of stock.
- 4
Simmer the gravy, stirring occasionally, until it thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon and reduces to roughly 2 cups in volume.
- 5
Taste and season the gravy with salt and pepper then serve.
How to make gravy without drippings
- 1
Add the butter to a large skillet set over medium heat. Once the butter has melted, add the garlic and shallots and cook, stirring, until the garlic is golden brown and the shallots are softened, about 3 minutes.
- 2
Sprinkle in the flour and whisk to combine. Continue cooking, whisking occasionally, until the roux is toasted and pale golden, about 3 minutes.
- 3
Whisk in the wine (or water) and cook, scraping up any brown bits from the bottom of the pan, for 2 minutes, then whisk in the poultry seasoning.
- 4
Slowly whisk in the stock. Bring the gravy to a simmer and cook, whisking occasionally, until it has thickened enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 5 minutes. (The gravy should reduce to about 2 cups total.)
- 5
Remove the gravy from the heat then taste and season it with salt and pepper before serving.