Sage And Bacon Turkey Gravy

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• dripping, roasting pan bits and pan juices from 1 roasted turkey
• 2 cups low sodium chicken broth (or homemade giblet broth)
• 4 slices bacon, hog wild applewood smoked (about 3.5 ounces)
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 1/2 tablespoons dry vermouth (or dry wine)
• 1 tablespoon fresh sage, chopped

Recipe

• 1 pour roasting pan juices into a gravy seperator to remove fat. taste to make sure that juices are not overly salty and are suitable for use in gravy. (juices should not taste saltier than canned low-salt chicken broth.).
• 2 add juices to a glass measuring cup. add broth to measure 2 cups. transfer to a suacepan. (if more than 2 cups of pan juices, boil until reduced to 2 cups liquid).
• 3 cook bacon in skillet over medium heat until brown and crisp. remove bacon (save for another use). discard all but 2 tablespoons drippings from skillet.
• 4 add flour. whisk over medium heat until roux is golden brown (about 3 minutes).
• 5 whisk in broth/juices. bring to a boil, whisking occasionally. reduce heat to medium-low.
• 6 mix in vermouth and sage. simmer until thickened (about 10 minutes).
• 7 season with salt and pepper.