{"id":1165,"date":"2007-11-21T02:58:39","date_gmt":"2007-11-21T09:58:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cookwithlars.com\/?p=1165"},"modified":"2018-01-26T19:08:46","modified_gmt":"2018-01-27T02:08:46","slug":"turkey-pan-gravy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookwithlars.com\/turkey-pan-gravy\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey Pan Gravy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>A Little Personal History:<\/h2>\n<p>While cooking a <a href=\"https:\/\/cookwithlars.com\/\/thanksgiving-turkey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thanksgiving Turkey <\/a>can be a\u00a0daunting\u00a0art form in itself, without a great turkey gravy to go along with it, and I know 1st hand, you&#8217;ve got a problem. Here&#8217;s the cure \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<h2>Description:<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"4\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"15%\">Categories:<\/td>\n<td width=\"85%\">Gravy, <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Turkey\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Turkey\" rel=\"wikipedia\">Turkey<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"15%\">Servings:<\/td>\n<td width=\"85%\">8 &#8211; 10 servings<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"15%\">Time:<\/td>\n<td width=\"85%\">\u2013 Cooking: 10 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"15%\">Equipment:<\/td>\n<td width=\"85%\">Prep: Degreasing cup or bowl, \u00a0chopping knife &amp; board, wooden spoon, whisk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"15%\">Difficulty:<\/td>\n<td width=\"85%\">Easy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Ingredients:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">4 cups\u00a0<\/span><a id=\"g6_x\" href=\"https:\/\/cookwithlars.com\/\/cookbook\/turkey-stock\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Turkey Stock<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">1 <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Shallot\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shallot\" rel=\"wikipedia\">shallot<\/a>, minced<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">1 sprig rosemary, minced (about 1 tablespoon)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">1 sprig thyme leaves, minced (about 1 teaspoon)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">1 <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Bay leaf\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bay_leaf\" rel=\"wikipedia\">bay leaf<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">1 teaspoon kosher salt<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Freshly ground black pepper<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">3 tablespoons unsalted butter<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">3 tablespoons all-purpose flour<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold;\">Procedure:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Once you&#8217;ve roasted your turkey, pour any pan drippings into a degreasing cup or small bowl.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Reserve 2 tablespoons of the fat, discarding the rest of the fat. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">A<\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">dd the separated turkey juices to a small bowl.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Add the reserved fat to the roasting pan and place on a burner over medium-high heat.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Add the shallot, garlic, rosemary, thyme, and bay leaf; season with salt and pepper. Cook until shallot\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">is tender, about 3 minutes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Meanwhile, make a paste with the butter and flour in a small bowl; set aside.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Add the <a href=\"https:\/\/cookwithlars.com\/\/turkey-stock\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Turkey Stock<\/a> and scrape up any browned bits from the bottom of the roasting pan with a wooden\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">spoon.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Bring to a boil and whisk in the flour\/butter mixture. Boil until sauce thickens to make a gravy, about 4 to 5 minutes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Adjust seasoning, to taste. Remove and discard the bay leaf.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Serve.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Advanced Preparation:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The gravy is usually prepared just\u00a0<strong>after<\/strong>\u00a0Turkey is roasted yet just\u00a0<strong>before<\/strong>\u00a0serving, the last thing you want to deal with is realizing the\u00a0<a id=\"i0el\" title=\"Turkey Stock\" href=\"https:\/\/cookwithlars.com\/\/cookbook\/turkey-stock\/\">Turkey Stock<\/a>,\u00a0ergo the turkey gravy, has NOT been made! To avoid this calamity and keep stress levels to a minimum, while I&#8217;m enjoying my mimosas during final preparations;\u00a0 I usually make the stock the night before\u00a0\ud83d\ude09<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Tips, Notes, and Variations:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>If you don&#8217;t have a de-greasing cup, use a bowl, put it in the fridge overnight, and remove the solidified fat that separated to the top.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">What if your gravy is too thin:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>If you have 30 minutes<\/strong>\u2026Brown more roux and whisk your too-thin gravy into that. About 1 Tbsp. each butter and flour will thicken 1 cup stock.<\/li>\n<li><strong>If you have 10 minutes<\/strong>\u2026Work 2 Tbsp. room-temperature butter into an equal volume of flour in a separate bowl until it forms a smooth paste. Whisk into the gravy a bit at a time, letting the gravy gently boil between additions, until thickened to your liking.<\/li>\n<li><strong>If you have 1 minute<\/strong>\u2026Mix 1 Tbsp. each cornstarch and water to form a smooth liquid. Whisk into gravy and let boil a few seconds to activate the starch. Repeat as needed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"zemanta-pixie\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; height: 15px;\"><a class=\"zemanta-pixie-a\" title=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zemanta.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" style=\"border: none; float: right;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.zemanta.com\/zemified_e.png?w=900\" alt=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Little Personal History: While cooking a Thanksgiving Turkey can be a\u00a0daunting\u00a0art form in itself, without a great turkey gravy to go along with it, and I know 1st hand, you&#8217;ve got a problem. Here&#8217;s the cure \ud83d\ude42 Description: &nbsp; Categories: Gravy, Turkey Servings: 8 &#8211; 10 servings Time: \u2013 Cooking: 10 minutes Equipment: Prep: <br \/><a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/cookwithlars.com\/turkey-pan-gravy\/\">Read more&#8230; <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4993,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,62],"tags":[122,193],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Turkey Pan Gravy - 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