Giblet Gravy For Heritage Turkey With Oyster Dressing Recipes

HERITAGE TURKEY WITH OYSTER DRESSING

Steps:

• Rinse turkey inside and out. Place paper towel in turkey and wrap turkey in paper towels; let stand at room temperature for 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Unwrap turkey and remove paper towels from cavity. Season cavities with 2 teaspoons salt and 2 teaspoons pepper. Stuff cavities with oyster dressing; using kitchen twine, truss turkey to enclose. Spoon remaining stuffing into a shallow baking dish. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Bake covered, 35 to 40 minutes.
• Rub outside of turkey with olive oil and season with remaining 2 teaspoons salt and 2 teaspoons pepper.
• Place onions in the bottom of a roasting pan along with thyme and sage. Set stuffed turkey on top of onions and transfer roasting pan to oven. Roast for 30 minutes. Decrease oven temperature to 300 degrees and continue cooking until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh reaches 150 degrees, about 2 1/2 hours more.
• Remove turkey from oven and let stand 30 minutes; transfer to a platter. Squeeze any juices from onions into roasting pan; discard onions and herbs. Reserve roasting pan and drippings for gravy; carve turkey and serve.

ROAST TURKEY WITH OYSTER DRESSING AND GIBLET GRAVY

Steps:

• To make roux, prepare a clean dry pot large enough so oil comes no more than a quarter of the way up the sides. Heat oil over high heat until it just starts to smoke. Add a third of the flour, stirring constantly with wooden spoon, for 30 seconds. Add another third of flour and stir for 30 seconds more or until well blended. Roux should be dark brown. Add remaining flour and stir for 30 to 45 seconds or until the roux is the color of milk chocolate. Remove from heat, add onion and stir to incorporate thoroughly. Add celery and stir. Add bell pepper and garlic. Scrape bottom of pot. Let cool for 1 hour. Remove any excess fat that may rise to surface. Recipe yields 2 1/4 cups roux. (Roux will keep refrigerated in airtight container for two weeks. Use in gravy, gumbo or other Creole or Cajun dishes.) For oyster dressing and gravy, wash neck and giblets thoroughly in cold water and place in large saucepan. Add half the celery, half the onions, half the jalapeños, half the bell peppers and half the garlic. Add 3 quarts cold water and bay leaves and season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and skim away foam. Stir in 3 tablespoons poultry seasoning. Reduce heat and simmer, skimming occasionally, for about 2 hours. Remove neck, pick off meat and dice it. Remove giblets, including liver, and dice and refrigerate for later use. Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a piece of foil with 1 tablespoon butter. Place 4 tablespoons butter into large pot and melt over high heat until butter starts to smoke. Add remaining celery, onions, jalapeños, bell peppers, garlic and poultry seasoning, and cook over medium heat for 15 minutes, or until vegetables brown and become tender. Add oysters and their liquor and cook 4 to 5 minutes or until oysters' edges curl. Turn off heat, add half the bread and stir, soaking up any liquid. Add 1 cup unstrained stock and stir. Add remaining bread and stir. Add eggs, stirring constantly to be sure they don't cook when they hit hot mixture. Season with salt and pepper; add parsley, 1/2 tablespoon rosemary and scallions. Stuffing should be moist but pliable, damp but not wet. If it's too wet, add more bread; it it's too dry, add more liquid. To prepare turkey, use one hand to separate breast skin from meat and place 4 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces, between skin and meat, trying not to tear skin. Pat skin dry with towel and season bird inside and out with salt, pepper and 1/2 tablespoon rosemary. Place turkey on rack in roasting pan. Tuck each wing tip under turkey. Stuff neck, pulling out skin and packing tightly. Stuff main cavity and tie ankles with butcher's twine. Cover cavity and breast with buttered foil (to protect breast and keep stuffing from burning), leaving legs, thighs and wings exposed. Add 1 quart stock and roast for 1 hour, basting exposed portions of turkey. Cook for 1 more hour, basting every 20 minutes. Remove foil, turn heat up to 375F and roast 1 hour more, or until center of stuffing reads 160F on an instant-read thermometer. Breast skin should be golden brown. Remove bird from oven and place on buttered platter, covered loosely with foil. Allow to rest at least 20 minutes. Strain pan drippings into saucepot, and skim away excess fat. Place roasting pan over two stove burners, both on high heat. Add 3 cups stock to pan, and scrape bottom with wooden spoon. When liquid boils, remove and strain into saucepot containing drippings and bring mixture to a boil over high heat. Skim off any impurities. Whisk in 1/2 cup roux and return to a boil. Add giblets and remaining 1/2 tablespoon rosemary. Taste and season with salt and pepper if necessary. If gravy is too thick, add more liquid; if too thin, heat to reduce. Serve in gravy boat with turkey and dressing.

ROAST TURKEY WITH HERBED OYSTER STUFFING AND GIBLET GRAVY

Steps:

• Make the stuffing:
• In 2 shallow baking pans or jelly-roll pans arrange the bread cubes in one layer, bake them in a preheated 325°F. oven for 10 to 15 minutes, or until they are golden, and transfer them to a large bowl. In a large skillet cook the bacon over moderately low heat, stirring, until it is crisp, transfer it with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain, and pour off all but about 1/4 cup of the fat. In the fat remaining in the skillet cook the garlic, the onion, and the celery with the thyme and the sage over moderately low heat, stirring, until the vegetables are softened and transfer the mixture to the bowl. Add the parsley, the melted butter, the oysters, the bacon, and salt and pepper to taste, toss the stuffing well, and let if cool completely. The stuffing may be made 1 day in advance and kept covered and chilled. (To prevent bacterial growth do not stuff the turkey cavities in advance.)
• Rinse the turkey, pat it dry, and season it inside and out with salt and pepper. Pack the neck cavity loosely with some of the stuffing, fold the neck skin under the body, and fasten it with a skewer. Pack the body cavity loosely with some of the remaining stuffing and truss the turkey. Transfer the remaining stuffing to a buttered 3-quart baking dish and reserve it, covered and chilled.
• Spread the turkey with 1/2 stick of the butter and roast it on a rack in a roasting pan in a preheated 425°F. oven for 30 minutes. Reduce the temperature to 325°F., baste the turkey with the pan juices, and drape it with a piece of cheesecloth, soaked in the remaining 1 stick butter, melted and cooled. Roast the turkey, basting it every 20 minutes, for 2 1/2 to 3 hours more, or until a meat thermometer inserted in the fleshy part of a thigh registers 180°F. and the juices run clear when the thigh is pierced with a skewer. During the last 1 1/2 hours of roasting, drizzle the reserved stuffing with the stock, bake it, covered, in the 325°F. oven for 1 hour, and bake it, uncovered, for 30 minutes more. Discard the cheesecloth and string from the turkey, transfer the turkey to a heated platter, reserving the juices in the roasting pan, keep it warm, covered loosely with foil.
• Make the gravy:
• Skim all of the fat from the roasting pan juices, reserving 1/3 cup of the fat, and add the wine to the pan. Deglaze the pan over moderately high heat, scraping up the brown bits, and boil the mixture until it is reduced by half. In a saucepan combine the reserved fat and the flour and cook the roux over moderately low heat, whisking, for 3 minutes. Add the stock and the wine mixture in a stream, whisking, and simmer the gravy, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes. Add the reserved cooked giblets and neck meat, chopped, and salt and pepper to taste, simmer the gravy for 2 minutes, and transfer it to a heated sauceboat.
• Garnish the turkey with the parsley and thyme sprigs and serve it with the gravy and the stuffing.

GIBLET GRAVY FOR HERITAGE TURKEY WITH OYSTER DRESSING

Steps:

• Set roasting pan across two burners over medium heat. When drippings begin to simmer, whisk in flour and cook, whisking, for 3 minutes. Add thyme, giblets, and liver, and stir to combine.
• Add 1/2 cup stock and whisk until smooth. Bring to a simmer. Continue adding stock, 1/2 cup at a time, whisking, until all the stock has been added. Season with salt and pepper. Keep warm until ready to use.

SOUTHERN SAGE DRESSING WITH GIBLET GRAVY

Steps:

• Cook celery and onion in water over low heat until tender; drain.
• Combine cooked vegetables, cornbread crumbs, bread crumbs, butter, sage, salt and pepper in large bowl; mix well.
• Add eggs and broth, stirring until well blended.
• Spoon dressing into a lightly greased 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking dish.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes or until lightly browned.
• While dressing is baking, heat pan drippings in a large skillet over low heat.
• Add flour, stirring until smooth.
• Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Gradually add broth and milk; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened and bubbly.
• Add giblets, eggs, salt, and pepper, stirring well.
• When dressing is done, cut into squares, and serve with giblet gravy on top.

TURKEY GIBLET GRAVY

Steps:

• Place turkey giblets and neck into a saucepan with 4 cups water and bring to a boil; reduce heat to low. Simmer until broth is reduced to 3 cups, about 1 hour. Strain broth and reserve 1/2 cup of giblets; chop.
• Combine giblet broth and turkey drippings in a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk cornstarch in 1/2 cup cold water in a bowl until smooth. Whisk cornstarch into stock and drippings. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and stir chopped giblets and hard-cooked egg into the gravy. Season with salt and black pepper. Simmer until gravy is thickened, about 5 minutes.

GIBLET GRAVY

Steps:

• After turkey has been roasting for about an hour, slice one of the onions and scatter slices in roasting pan with turkey.
• Place the other onion, cut in half, in a saucepan. Add turkey neck, gizzard and heart, the carrot, celery, parsley and peppercorns. Cover with water and bring to boil. Skim surface, lower heat and allow to simmer at least 30 minutes. Strain and reserve the stock. You should have about 2 cups of stock. Dice meat from neck, gizzard and heart, and set it aside.
• When turkey has finished roasting and is resting on the carving board place the roasting pan on top of the stove, over two burners if necessary. Skim off all but a few tablespoons of fat from pan. Sprinkle the bottom of the pan with the flour (the more used the thicker the gravy), and whisk it vigorously and thoroughly, scraping up any particles clinging to the pan. Gradually add the stock, whisking constantly over medium heat until the mixture has thickened and is smooth. Strain into a sauce pan.
• Add any juices from carving board and the reserved giblets. Season with salt and pepper. Add wine or brandy and bring to a simmer, and serve.

TURKEY GIBLET GRAVY

Steps:

• Remove giblets from bird.
• Place in saucepan.
• Add salt and pepper, sage, celery and onion.
• Cover with water.
• Bring to boil.
• Simmer covered for 2 or 3 hours while turkey cooks.
• When the meat starts to fall away from the neck bones, strain liquid into a blender.
• Chop liver and gizzard and add to blender.
• Pick meat from neck bones and add to blender.
• Puree off and on until liquefied.
• Add flour seasoned with salt and pepper.
• Blend off and on a few times until flour is incorporated.
• After turkey has been removed from roaster.
• Pour fat off, leaving brown bits and juice and bits of stuffing or meat stuck to pan, but remove any skin stuck.
• Whisk as much "stuck stuff" up that you can.
• Pour contents of blender in roaster, whisking as you pour, if too thick add a little water and continue whisking and adding water until reaching consistency you want.
• Don't add too much water at once.
• Place roaster in 450-500 degree oven for 15 minutes.
• Add more water and whisk if necessary, just before serving, but be sure it is bubbling hot.
• Should be fairly thick.
• Pour into gravy boat and serve hot.
• Should be the last thing put on the table so that it is very hot.

GIBLET GRAVY

Steps:

• In 2-quart saucepan, place giblets (except liver); add enough water to cover. Add celery, onion, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Heat to boiling; reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer 1 to 2 hours or until giblets are tender. Add liver during last 15 minutes of cooking.
• Drain giblet mixture, reserving broth and giblets. Discard celery and onion.
• After removing turkey from roasting pan, remove 1/2 cup drippings (turkey juices and fat); reserve. Pour remaining drippings into 2-cup measuring cup; add enough giblet broth and chicken broth to measure 2 cups; set aside.
• Place reserved 1/2 cup drippings in roasting pan or 12-inch skillet. Stir in flour. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly and scraping up brown bits in pan, until smooth and browned. Gradually stir in 2 cups broth mixture. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture boils and thickens. Remove meat from neck; finely chop meat and giblets and add to gravy if desired. Stir in salt and pepper.

GIBLET TURKEY GRAVY

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and 1/2 cup stock until smooth. In a large saucepan, heat butter and oil over medium-high heat. Add giblets; cook and stir 5-8 minutes or until browned., Add wine and sage to pan; cook 3-5 minutes, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Add remaining stock; bring to a boil. Stir in cornstarch mixture; return to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 3-5 minutes or until thickened to desired consistency, stirring occasionally. Stir in salt and pepper.

OLD FASHIONED GIBLET STUFFING

Steps:

• Chop giblets and cook in butter in a medium skillet over medium heat, 2 minutes. Stir in celery and onion and cook until tender, but not brown. Remove from heat and stir in salt, pepper and poultry seasoning.
• Place bread crumbs in a large bowl. Toss with giblet mixture and enough broth to lightly moisten the bread. Use stuffing to stuff an 18 pound turkey, or bake separately, in a 2 quart dish, covered, 40 to 45 minutes in a 375 degree F (190 degree C) oven.

TURKEY GIBLET GRAVY

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the giblets, chicken stock, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil; boil for 5-6 minutes. Remove from the heat. Strain giblets; return cooking juices to pan. Set aside 2 tablespoons juices. Finely chop giblets; add giblets and eggs to pan. Cook and stir for 1 minute., In a small bowl, combine flour and reserved cooking juices; gradually stir into pan. Cook and stir 5-7 minutes longer or until thickened.