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Giblet Gravy Holiday Style Ingredients
Makes 3 cups. |
Step 1:
Rinse the
turkey neck and giblets. Refrigerate the liver. In a large saucepan, combine the
remaining giblets, neck, and water. Add onion, carrot, parsley, 1/2 teaspoon
salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer,
covered, for 40 minutes. Add liver. Continue cooking for 20 minutes more or
until tender. Strain broth, reserving 1 1/3 cups. Reserve giblets and neck,
discard vegetables. When cool enough to handle, remove meat from neck; discard
neck bones. Finely chop the neck meat and giblets; set aside.
Step 2:
In a Dutch
oven, whisk together reserved pan drippings, milk, flour, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and
1/4 teaspoon pepper. Cook over moderate heat until bubbly. Add the reserved
broth. Cook, whisking constantly, until the mixture starts to thicken. Cook and
whisk for 2 minutes more or until thickened. Stir in neck meat and giblets; heat
through.
Step 3:
Roast turkey
for 3 to 3 1/2 hours or until thermometer registers 180°F, basting often and
covering with foil to prevent overbrowning if necessary. Bake the covered
casserole of stuffing alongside turkey during the last 30 minutes of roasting,
adding an additional 2 to 3 tablespoons chicken broth if stuffing is dry. Let
turkey stand for 15 to 20 minutes before carving.
Step 4:
Meanwhile, cook
neck and giblets for Giblet Gravy. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the pan drippings
from roast turkey for Giblet Gravy. Prepare gravy. Carve turkey, discarding
skin. Serve turkey and dressing with gravy.