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Greek-Inspired Fresh Oregano and Giblet

  • Active Time

    35 minutes

  • Total Time

    35 minutes

The technique:Whole-animal eating is trendy, but using all parts of the bird is nothing new when it comes to gravy. Giblets (the heart, liver, gizzard, and neck) really deepen a gravy's flavor. We recommend using only the neck, heart, and gizzard to make the gravy. The flavor of the liver can overwhelm the rest of the ingredients.
The payoff:You haven't wasted a thing, and you’ve added an earthy dimension to your gravy.

Ingredients

Makes about 5 1/2 cups

Pan juices reserved in turkey roasting pan fromSalt-Roasted Turkey with Lemon and Oreganoor from any other roast turkey
4 1/2 cups (or more)Ultimate Turkey Stockor low-salt chicken broth Neck, heart, and gizzard reserved from Ultimate Turkey Stock
1 cup finely chopped onion
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup dry white wine
2 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Special Equipment

8-cup measuring cup
  1. Step 1

    刮锅果汁和保留任何褐色from turkey roasting pan into 8-cup measuring cup. Spoon off fat from surface and reserve 1/2 cup (or supplement with butter). Add enough Ultimate Turkey Stock to juices to measure 51/2 cups total. Pull meat from turkey neck. Chop neck meat, heart, and gizzard and reserve.

    Step 2

    Place roasting pan over 2 burners. Add 1/2 cup reserved fat; heat over medium heat. Add onion. Sauté until soft, about 5 minutes. Whisk in flour. Cook until flour browns, about 3 minutes. Whisk in stock mixture, then wine. Boil until gravy thickens and coats spoon, scraping up any browned bits, 3 to 4 minutes. Mix in oregano, lemon juice, and giblets. Season with salt and pepper.

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  • This makes a huge amount of gravy. It turned out somewhat salty for me, and when I tasted it by itself I was somewhat doubtful. However it was great with the turkey! I froze the leftovers to use in the future, I think it would be good on chicken and pork chops as well.

    • shmca

    • Florida

    • 11/26/2010

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