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Thanksgiving For Idiots: Idiot’s Brined Turkey Gravy

Thanksgiving for Idiots

by Jill Silverman Hough

Photos by Brian Bloom and James Chiang

Because of the brining, your pan drippings will be pretty salty. Use them sparingly.

    Idiot’s Brined Turkey Gravy

    Remove the turkey from the roasting pan. Pour off all the pan juices-don’t throw them out, just set them aside. Dissolve the flour in the water (this is called a slurry).

    Arrange your roasting pan over one or two burners on your stovetop. Turn the heat on low. Melt the butter in the
    pan. Stirring constantly with a whisk or heat-resistant spatula, add about half the slurry, a little at a time, scraping up the burned bits at the bottom of the pan. This will thicken the gravy.

Turkey Gravy

ingredients

    • Pan drippings
    • 3 cups turkey or chicken stock or broth
    • 1 cup water
    • 1/4 cup flour
    • 1/4 cup unsalted butter
    • Freshly ground pepper to taste