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Turkey Gravy

Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time2 hours
Total Time2 hours 5 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 510kcal

Ingredients

  • 3 turkey legs
  • 1 yellow onion roughly chopped
  • 4 carrots
  • 4 celery stalks
  • 8 tablespoons butter divided
  • 1 teaspoon herb seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • 4 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 4 cups of chicken or turkey broth

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
  • Place your onion, carrots and celery down the bottom of a baking dish.
  • Place the turkey legs on top of the veggies.
  • In a small bowl melt 4 tablespoons of butter.
  • Add all the seasonings to the butter and whisk to combine.
  • Pour the seasoned butter over the turkey legs.
  • Bake for about 45 minutes, we are not looking to cook these through or anything so no need to worry about internal temperature, we just want to get some good color on the legs and veggies.
  • Transfer the legs and all the veggies and drippings from the baking disk to a large pot.
  • Pour in the 4 cups of stock.
  • Bring the pot up to a boil and then turn down to a simmer and place a lid on.
  • Let this simmer for an hour.
  • Remove the vegetables and legs from the pot.
  • If you like you can pour the mixture through a strainer to get everything out or just use a slotted spoon to remove everything.
  • Next get a sauce pan and over medium heat melt 4 tablespoons of butter.
  • Once melted whisk in your flour until it becomes a roux.
  • Carefully whisk in all your stock.
  • Continue whisking over medium heat until it comes to a bubble and thickens.
  • Add salt and pepper to taste.
  • At this point you can serve it or I like to put it into a container and store it in the fridge until I need it or you can serve it right away.
  • Serve!!

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 510kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 52g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 213mg | Sodium: 1043mg | Potassium: 904mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 5680IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 81mg | Iron: 5mg