Super-Savory Turkey Gravy

• servings: SERVES 12
• active time: ACTIVE 15 MIN: TOTAL 20

Ingredients

1/2 cup unsalted butter cut into cubes and softened

½ cup all-purpose flour (about 2/& oz.)

Roast turkey drippings

¼ cup dry sherry

3 to 3½ cups unsalted chicken stock

2 Tbsp, oyster sauce (such as Lee Kum

Kee Premium or Megachef) (see

Note)

1 Tbsp. chopped fresh thyme, plus more for garnish

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp black pepper

2 Tbsp chopped flat leaf parsley for garnish

Directions

1. Toss butter with flour in a small bowl until butter is coated; mash and knead together using a small silicone spatula or your hands until well combined. Divide mixture into teaspoon-size pieces; set aside.

2. While turkey roasting 1. Toss butter with flour in a small bowl until butter is coated; mash and knead together using a small silicone spatula or your hands until well combined. Divide mixture into teaspoon-size pieces; set aside.

2. While turkey roasting pan or sheet pan is still hot, pour turkey drippings through a fine wire-mesh strainer into a 4-cup measuring cup. (Discard solids.) Add sherry to pan. Stir and scrape pan bottom using a wooden spatula to loosen any browned bits; add to drippings mixture, and let stand 5 minutes. Skim fat, and discard. Add stock to measuring cup to equal 4 cups.

3. Pour drippings mixture into a medium saucepan: whisk in oyster sauce, chopped thyme, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil over medium-high. Reduce heat to medium, and maintain a simmer. Gradually whisk in butter-flour mixture, a few pieces at a time. whisking until butter mixture melts completely before adding more, about 3 minutes total. (Gravy should be thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.) Stir in chopped parsley. Serve garnished with additional thyme and parsley. -ANN TAYLOR PITTMAN

MAKE AHEAD Store butter-flour mixture from step 1 in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days or in the freezer up to 3 months; bring to room temperature before using. Store cooled gravy in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

NOTE Find oyster sauce at Asian grocery stores er online at sayweee.com. Any roast|