Pan Gravy

Old-Fashioned Giblet Gravy

Name: Old-Fashioned Giblet Gravy
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American (Southern)
Ingredients: Turkey neck, heart and gizzard (liver reserved); 6 cup chicken broth; 1 onion; 1 celery rib; 1 bay leaf; Pan drippings plus butter to make 1/3 cup fat; 1/3 cup flour; 2 hard-boiled eggs (optional, chopped); Salt and pepper

Prep 15 min Cook 1 hr 15 min Total 1 hr 30 min Servings 10

By Lukasz Jagiello

Published Oct 11, 2026 · Updated Oct 11, 2026

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Add the liver only at the end; long cooking makes it bitter and grainy.

Ingredients

Turkey neck, heart and gizzard (liver reserved)
6 cup chicken broth
1 onion
1 celery rib
1 bay leaf
Pan drippings plus butter to make 1/3 cup fat
1/3 cup flour
2 hard-boiled eggs optional, chopped
Salt and pepper

Method

01

Simmer neck, heart, gizzard, onion, celery and bay in broth 1 hour (add the liver for the last 10 minutes).
02

Strain, keeping 4 cups stock. Pick neck meat and finely chop with the giblets.
03

Cook fat and flour 4 minutes until golden; whisk in stock and simmer 10 minutes.
04

Stir in giblets and egg; season.

Notes & swaps

Add the liver only at the end; long cooking makes it bitter and grainy.

Old-Fashioned Giblet Gravy

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