Recipe video above. This is a recipe for how to make gravy for turkey that's been roasted so you have pan drippings to use as the base for gravy (ie the juices and oil in the base of the pan when the turkey is finished cooking). See separate recipe card below for SLOW COOKER turkey (different method).If you don't have either, use my from-scratch gravy recipe instead.This recipe assumes a WHOLE Roasted Turkey to 6 kg / 8 - 12lb. If yours is larger, scale recipe up (see Note 1 for quantity) If you roasted breast, you won't have much pan drippings (because it's pretty lean) so use the Slow Cooker turkey gravy recipe below. This gravy is outrageously delicious so make plenty! Freezes for 3 months.
Prep time: PT5M
Cook time: PT10M
Total time: PT15M
Rating
5 stars (9 reviews)
Keywords
Turkey Gravy
Ingredients
6 tbsp drippings in turkey roasting pan ((Note 2))
6 tbsp flour (, plain / all purpose)
4 cups chicken broth / stock (, low sodium)
Salt and pepper
Categories
Sauce
Steps
Place the roasting pan on the stove over medium heat. Single burner is fine, but ideal if it fits across two. Leave garlic, onion etc and other flavourings things in the pan (Note 1)
When it starts sizzling/bubbling, add flour. Cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
Gradually pour the liquid in, mixing constantly. Once it's all in, it should be lump free. If not, use a whisk - whisk around the onion etc.
Simmer until it thickens to taste - gravy will thicken more as it cools. Adjust salt and pepper to taste right at the end.
Strain into a bowl, pressing the juices out of the onion, garlic etc. then discard them.
Pour gravy into jug and serve with turkey. Tip: To keep gravy warm, store in a thermos!
Reviews
Anna on 2025-04-22 (5 stars): i make this gravy every year and it's always a hit. my mother makes excellent turkey so my work isn't that hard, but this ration always does the trick
Stephanie Lawrence on 2021-11-26 (5 stars): I made this gravy today with the drippings from the roasted turkey. I followed the recipe exactly and it was perfect! So delicious! Thank you!
Andrea on 2018-12-26 (5 stars): I LOVED the recipe. I made the roast turkey, potatoes and gravy for christmas. They turned out perfect.
Cynthia on 2018-11-25 (5 stars): OMG. Just OMG. This gravy recipe was phenomenal! I was so nervous about putting so much garlic in there (two heads!) but it was just right for my 14.5 Ibs turkey. I don’t even think I needed to add salt or pepper; it tasted great with just the garlic, onion, herbs, and juices. This will be my turkey gravy recipe from now on. Thank you, Nagi!
