Turkey Gravy

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• turkey giblets
• 2 turkey wings (tips only)
• turkey neck
• 2 quarts cold water
• 1 onion
• 2 celery ribs
• 2 tablespoons parsley
• flour
• turkey fat
• salt and pepper
• 1 pinch oregano

Recipe

• 1 while turkey is cooking, cover the giblets, wing tips and neck bone with 2 quarts cold water. add onion, celery and parsley and simmer for 2 hours. strain the broth and put aside for gravy. when turkey is cooked, remove it from pan and pour fat into small bowl. place roasting pan on a surface burner of stove. spoon fat off carefully and place in roasting pan. to each tblsp. of fat, add 1 tblsp. of flour. cook the flour and fat together until well browned. then add the brown drippings in the bowl to the flour and fat and cook 1 minute more. then add 1 cup of broth for each tblsp. of fat used in base mixture. if there is not enough broth, add canned chicken broth or water. add salt, pepper and a good pinch of oregano to taste. boil up again for 5 minutes and strain.