How to Make Do-Ahead, Freezable, Gluten Free Gravy

This do-ahead gravy recipe is gluten free, dairy free, and it is freezable! It's easy to prepare it a week before the gathering, thaw out the day before, and keep warm in a small crock pot for serving. Makes about 6 cups of gluten free gravy.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Fresh Poultry: 6 turkey wings, 3 turkey legs, or a family pack size of chicken legs or wings. Turkey gives the best flavor and is easiest to de-bone.
• 2 medium onions cut in wedges
• 1 cup water
• 2 quarts gluten free chicken broth, divided
• 3-4 large carrots
• 1 tsp. poultry seasoning
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp lemon pepper
• 1-fourth tsp celery salt or 3 stalks of celery
• 6 TBLS tapioca starch or Sweet Rice flour.

1. 
    
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   Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place the poultry and the onions in a roasting pan. Add 1 cup water. Roast for 1 to 1 and a half hours until browned.

2. 
    
   freezable gluten free gravy

   Transfer browned wings and onion into a large stock pot. Pour a cup of water into the roaster and scrape to loosen the flavorful brownings. Pour into the stock pot.

3. 
    
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   Add 1 and a half quarts of the free range chicken broth, reserve the rest in the fridge for thickening later. Add the spices and carrots, but not the gluten free flour. Simmer this stock uncovered on low for 90 minutes. Stir occasionally.

4. Remove the meat, skin, and bones from the pot, saving the meat for another meal.

5. Pour the stock through a fine mesh strainer into a 3 quart pot. Discard or freeze the cooked vegetables for another use.

6. 
    
   freezable gluten free gravy

   Heat the stock to a gentle boil. Mix the tapioca starch or flour with the reserved broth. Use a gravy shaker or whisk in a small bowl. Gradually add the gluten free thickener to the stock, stirring constantly. Add more or less thickener until desired consistency is reached. Remove from heat.

7. 
    
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   Place thickened gravy into the fridge overnight. This will cause the fat to rise to the surface. Skim off and discard the fat before heating or freezing your delicious gravy.

8. 
    
   gluten free gravy

   This is what the refrigerated gravy looks like after thawing. The mottled surface is the spices that settled to the bottom of the freezer container. This is a low fat gravy as you skimmed off the fat in the previous step! Heat gravy in pan and it will reconstitute to your previous desired consistency. Enjoy!

Tips & Warnings

• Gluten free tapioca starch or sweet rice flour can be found in co-ops, Asian food stores, or in the "natural" section of many grocery stores. These two thickeners will not separate when frozen and can be re-heated.

[kathycooks]

on 1/11/2010 What a great idea to make gravy ahead of time. Thank you.

[oterri]

on 12/30/2009 Great article! Rated read and rec'mended and hope you return the favor! Happy New Year! gravy is great.

[budgetmom]

on 12/7/2009 Great recipe. I like the idea of making gravy in advance since there is always so much to do when preparing a big turkey dinner. I am going to try your gluten free version.

[survivoryea]

on 11/17/2009 Perfect - thank you so much for the make ahead gluten free gravy - this is wonderful as one in our family has celiacs and cannot have anything with gluten - bookmarking and making this!! 5*

[ayoung1]

on 4/21/2009 Do Ahead, Freezable, Gluten Free Gravy sound pretty easy! Thanks you, 5 *