Bourbon Gravy
Everyday Food, November 2008
http://www.marthastewart.com/312974/bourbon-gravy
- Prep Time 30 minutes
- Total Time 30 minutes
- Yield Serves 8
Ingredients
- Roasting pan with turkey drippings, neck, and giblets
- 1 cup dry white wine, such as Sauvignon Blanc
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 cans (14 1/2 ounces each) reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 1/4 cup bourbon
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- Coarse salt and ground pepper
Directions
- Discard neck; coarsely chop giblets, and return to roasting pan. Place pan on stove across 2 burners (if using a disposable roasting pan, scrape contents into a medium saucepan). Bring drippings to a boil over medium-high; cook, scraping up browned bits, until liquid is brown and syrupy, 8 to 10 minutes (if bottom of pan is about to scorch, lower heat).
- Add wine and cook, stirring constantly, until very syrupy, 8 to 10 minutes. Add flour, and cook, stirring, until incorporated, about 1 minute. Gradually add broth, then 2 cups water. Bring to a simmer; cook, stirring occasionally, until gravy reaches desired thickness, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in bourbon; cook 2 minutes. Remove pan from heat; stir in cream. (If gravy is too thick, add water as necessary.) Pour gravy through a fine-mesh sieve into a medium saucepan; discard solids. Season with salt and pepper, and keep warm; whisk before serving.
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