Gravy mixes, the gravy in a jar stuff, doesn’t compare to gravy made with meat drippings
By Mike Thayer
Thanksgiving Gravy – The holiday would be incomplete without it, after all, there are mashed potatoes and stuffing to cover and more importantly, if by chance, somebody over-cooked the bird, you’ll need some gravy to top that dry turkey with. When it comes to making gravy, you can do the cheat and use those ready made packets where all you have to do is add water, heat and stir (I call that Hurry Up Gravy), but gravy really isn’t all that hard to prepare and making it from scratch is so much tastier.
An ingredient list isn’t really necessary for this one, you’re basically combining meat drippings, flour and some seasoning. Remove the turkey from the roasting pan, pouring the drippings into a bowl or large measuring cup, leaving about 3 to 4 Tablespoons of it in the pan, to include those crusty bits on the bottom – that’s flavor! Add about a 1/4 cup of flour, blending it with the drippings and breaking up those crusty bits using a whisk. Place the pan over medium heat, add the remaining drippings (you need about 2 cups, add warm chicken stock if needed or use the stock instead of the drippings if reduced fat is desired) to the pan, stirring constantly until bubbly, reduce heat to simmer. Stir in some salt and pepper to taste, a dash of garlic powder, onion powder and thyme if desired, letting it simmer and stirring constantly for 2 – 3 minutes. Remove from heat, boat and serve.
Hurry Up Gravy – If you insist on using one of those package mixes, a jar of the ready stuff or heck, even a can of cream of chicken soup, be sure to use some turkey drippings with it. And by the way, making scratch gravy is actually cheaper… ‘jus say’n.
Ham Gravy – If ham is being served, it’s the same scratch recipe as above, using the ham juices instead of turkey. Brisket, prime rib, roast beef, same thing, it’s all about the meat drippings…
This is perhaps the cheapest Thanksgiving side there is, costing you a bit of flour, seasonings and maybe some stock, items you probably already have in your pantry.
$pend Wisely My Friends…
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Gravy mixes, the gravy in a jar stuff, doesn’t compare to gravy made with meat drippings
By Mike Thayer
Thanksgiving Gravy – The holiday would be incomplete without it, after all, there are mashed potatoes and stuffing to cover and more importantly, if by chance, somebody over-cooked the bird, you’ll need some gravy to top that dry turkey with. When it comes to making gravy, you can do the cheat and use those ready made packets where all you have to do is add water, heat and stir (I call that Hurry Up Gravy), but gravy really isn’t all that hard to prepare and making it from scratch is so much tastier.
An ingredient list isn’t really necessary for this one, you’re basically combining meat drippings, flour and some seasoning. Remove the turkey from the roasting pan, pouring the drippings into a bowl or large measuring cup, leaving about 3 to 4 Tablespoons of it in the pan, to include those crusty bits on the bottom – that’s flavor! Add about a 1/4 cup of flour, blending it with the drippings and breaking up those crusty bits using a whisk. Place the pan over medium heat, add the remaining drippings (you need about 2 cups, add warm chicken stock if needed or use the stock instead of the drippings if reduced fat is desired) to the pan, stirring constantly until bubbly, reduce heat to simmer. Stir in some salt and pepper to taste, a dash of garlic powder, onion powder and thyme if desired, letting it simmer and stirring constantly for 2 – 3 minutes. Remove from heat, boat and serve.
Hurry Up Gravy – If you insist on using one of those package mixes, a jar of the ready stuff or heck, even a can of cream of chicken soup, be sure to use some turkey drippings with it. And by the way, making scratch gravy is actually cheaper… ‘jus say’n.
Ham Gravy – If ham is being served, it’s the same scratch recipe as above, using the ham juices instead of turkey. Brisket, prime rib, roast beef, same thing, it’s all about the meat drippings…
This is perhaps the cheapest Thanksgiving side there is, costing you a bit of flour, seasonings and maybe some stock, items you probably already have in your pantry.
$pend Wisely My Friends…
Enjoy this post?
If you appreciate this recipe and want to support more great food, product, service review content, recipes and other great information on BachelorontheCheap.com, you can help keep this site going with a one-time or a monthly donation. Thank you so much for your support! ~ Mike