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The Best Gravy

The secret to the BEST gravy? It’s bacon!! And could not be easier!
Prep Time10 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: The Best Gravy
Servings: 10 servings
Author: Amanda Rettke

Ingredients

Basting

  • 1/2 c up to 1 cup of bacon grease

Gravy

  • 1/4 c turkey drippings
  • 1/4 c all-purpose flour
  • 2 c liquid juices from roasted turkey, broth, water
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Basting

  • Prepare turkey as you normally would, only baste it with the bacon grease.

Gravy

  • Pour drippings from roasting pan into bowl leaving brown particles in pan. Return 1/4 cup drippings to roasting pan.
  • Stir in flour.
  • Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture is smooth and bubbly.
  • Stir in liquid. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute.
  • Salt and pepper to taste.