Down Home Giblet Gravy
"This is so GOOD, you'll want to drizzle it over everything on your plate!"
Ingredients
- Giblets and neck from 1 turkey
- 4 c. water
- 1/2 c. butter or margarine
- 1 sm. onion chopped
- 1 celery rib chopped
- 1 carrot chopped
- 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
- 2 egg yolks
- 1/2 c. half and half
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. pepper
- 1/2 tsp. poultry seasoning
- fresh parsley sprig for garnish
Instructions
- Bring giblets, neck, and 4 cups water to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 45 minutes or until tender. Drain, reserving broth. Chop giblets and neck meat, and set aside.
- Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; add chopped vegetables, and sauté 5 minutes. Add flour, stirring until smooth. Add reserved broth; cook, stirring constantly, 10 minutes or until thickened. Reduce heat to low. Remove vegetables using a hand-held, wire-mesh strainer, and discard, leaving gravy in skillet.
- Whisk together egg yolks and half-and-half. Gradually stir about one-fourth of hot gravy into yolk mixture; add to remaining hot gravy. Add giblets and neck meat; cook, stirring constantly, 4 to 5 minutes or until a thermometer registers 160 degrees. Stir in salt, pepper, and seasoning. Serve immediately. Garnish, if desired.
- Cook's Note: The trick is to evenly stir together the buttery sautéed vegetables and flour until perfectly smooth, preventing any lumps from forming. Just follow these easy steps, and you've got it made.
Thanks for the recipe. My Grandmother used egg yolks like this in her gravy and I couldn’t remember how she did it . Her gravy was so good . I am going to give your recipe a try for this years Thanksgiving. Fingers crossed it tastes as good as this recipe sounds.
Kat
Hi Kat, I hope it’s the gravy you remember! Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours! 🙂