Folks add the flour or cornstarch directly to the liquid without creating a slurry, which leads to clumps. This is one of the biggest homemade gravy mistakes, because then you have to sieve it to get ...

While the turkey rests, use the juices in the roasting pan, along with more turkey or chicken stock, to make this gravy. You also need something to thicken the juices: cornstarch, potato starch, ...

The center of a holiday dinner table is typically a beautifully adorned roast turkey or chicken, but let’s face it: We’re all there for the gravy. A truly rich and flavorful gravy can transform just ...

Lots of people have strong feelings about what’s on the Thanksgiving table. There’s much debate about turkey-cooking techniques (dry-brined or wet-brined, spatchcocked, grilled, deep-fried), must-make ...

Thanksgiving is unimaginable without gravy. For some, gravy is in the pantheon of recipes shrouded in mystery, seemingly unattainable to mere mortals. But that’s a myth. Gravy is the most basic of ...

This Oct. 20, 2014, photo shows a step in making stock for homemade gravy in Concord, N.H. The turkey stock used in this gravy recipe takes a few hours to make, but it is mostly hands off. The gravy ...

The gravy itself also can be prepped ahead up to the point of needing the roasted turkey drippings, then quickly finished just before serving. Don't feel like making your own turkey stock. Use chicken ...