Homemade Turkey Gravy

Homemade turkey gravy is simple to make when turkey drippings are cooked with flour, forming a roux, and then simmered with broth.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 239 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ cup all-purpose flour
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 cup chicken broth, or more as needed
• 2 cups turkey drippings, or as needed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Separate the oil from the liquid in the turkey drippings by pouring the drippings into a clear 4-cup measuring cup. Allow the drippings to settle and separate into oil on top and juices on the bottom. Remove 1/4 cup oil using a kitchen syringe; transfer to a saucepan.

Step 2

Mix flour into the oil in the saucepan; cook and stir over medium-low heat until color changes to a light brown, about 5 minutes. Pour 1 cup juices from the measuring cup into flour mixture (roux); cook and stir, adding more drippings for a thinner gravy, until gravy is heated through and smooth, about 5 minutes. Mix chicken broth into gravy; cook and stir until heated through, adding more broth for a thinner gravy, about 5 minutes.