Bourbon Turkey Gravy

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 6 cups turkey broth or 6 cups canned chicken broth
• 5 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 shallots, minced
• 1 sprig fresh rosemary, minced
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt (or to taste)
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 4 tablespoons flour
• bourbon

Recipe

• 1 pour roasting pan drippings in measuring cup and allow to separate.
• 2 reserve 3 tablespoons of the fat.
• 3 discard remaining fat and add drippings to turkey stock.
• 4 heat reserved fat in roasting pan over medium-high heat.
• 5 add garlic, shallot, rosemary, and bay leaf.
• 6 cook and stir until shallot is tender, about 5 minutes.
• 7 make a paste with butter and flour in a small bowl and reserve.
• 8 add broth to roasting pan and scrape up any brown bits from bottom of pan.
• 9 bring to boil.
• 10 slowly whisk in flour mixture, continuing to boil, until thickened.
• 11 season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 12 stir in one capful of good bourbon just before serving.