Recipe finding failure

[jethrien]

We have an enormous turkey I got for free (yay supermarket promotions). So I was thinking about gravy, which we don't usually bother with (for some reason, the gaming group wasn't terribly interested last time we made it). When we were in Lancaster, we had the most amazing turkey gravy. It was a startlingly sunny yellow, full of herbs, and incredibly flavorful. I've been trying to find a recipe, but thus far, total failure. My best guess is that it involves a large quantity of butter and/or egg yolks, but it what proportions I haven't a clue. Sigh. It's probably best - I don't usually like gravy all that much, which is probably good for my heart and my waistline, and if I could make this stuff, I'd gain ten pounds. But oh, it was so good.

Comments

[chuckro.livejournal.com]

Things that seem vaguely like they'd be similar:

Basic Old-Fashioned Giblet Gravy - The hard boiled eggs seem an odd addition, but otherwise it seems right.

Chicken or Turkey Gravy Recipe - This one is the same basic idea as all of the other recipes I'm seeing, but the picture looks right...

[jethrien.livejournal.com]

The second one looks almost identical to what my mom does. More butter, I suppose. But her gravy just does not taste like the Amish stuff.

[ivy03.livejournal.com]

I was! I always love gravy. Is their cranberry sauce??

[jethrien.livejournal.com]

Seriously, you were pretty much the only one. We went through maybe a couple tablespoons.

I got the whole berry cranberry sauce, and there's boxed stuffing and peas. Oh, and chocolate whoopie pies.

[ivy03.livejournal.com]

!!!! My life is complete. I will fast in anticipation.

Recipe

[freekofnature.livejournal.com]

What you are describing is a variation on "Sauce Américaine" in the Repertoire Louis Saulnier, a student of Escoffier, as made by those of Mennonite extraction living in Lancaster County, PA, anyway try this:

2 tbsp. melted butter
2 tbsp. minced onion
1/2 tsp. tarragon
1/4 tsp. turmeric extract or annatto
2 tsp. basil
2 cups turkey drippings from bottom of roasting pan
3 tbsp. all-purpose flour (If you are having people over who have Celiac disease (allergic to wheat) or are Vegetarians, substitute 2 packages of "Road's End" Golden Gravy Mix (find at a Natural Foods grocery store - for the flour and Turkey drippings))
1 1/2 c. water
2 c. whole milk

In 2 tablespoons butter, in saucepan, saute 2 tablespoons minced onion until tender; add 1/2 teaspoon tarragon, 2 teaspoons basil, and 1/4 teaspoon turmeric. Skim excess fat from turkey drippings and then WHISK in turkey drippings. Then, stirring constantly, add 3 tbsp. flour, 1 1/2 cups water and 2 cups milk. Bring to gentle boil; simmer, stirring until thickened (at least 10 minutes to cook the flour so the "raw" taste is eliminated). Add kosher salt and/or white pepper to taste.

Good Luck!