A 2-Ingredient Thanksgiving · Number 3

Make-Ahead Gravy

  • Two ingredients
  • Day before
From the eater's chair, one ordinary dinner plate with a slice of turkey and a mound of mash, a ribbon of smooth gravy pouring over them from a small gravy boat in one hand
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You need

Good to know: For one or two; salt, pepper, oil, water and butter are free.

What to do

  1. Melt 2 tbsp butter, stir in the flour and cook 2 min, until it smells like toast.
  2. Whisk in a splash of broth, then the rest a little at a time.
  3. Simmer 3-4 min, until it coats a spoon.
  4. Chill.
  5. On the day, heat until it bubbles hard and stir in the turkey juices.

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Ruth Bell's 2-Ingredient Kitchen

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