Simplest Gravy for Thanksgiving · Faith Middleton's Food Schmooze

Name: Simplest Gravy for Thanksgiving · Faith Middleton's Food Schmooze
Ingredients: 1 strip bacon ((for rendered fat), plus a nub of butter); 1/2 onion (chopped); 1 plum tomato; 2 cloves garlic (minced); 1/4 cup red wine; 2 cups unsalted or low-sodium chicken stock, (or turkey stock if your market has it); 3 tablespoons corn starch (plus 3 tablespoons water), (to make a slurry); 2-3 tablespoons butter; 1/4 cup good bourbon ((optional))

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Nobody cares that the Thanksgiving turkey is dry and the mashed potatoes are lumpy when you’ve got a gravy this rich and nuanced to pour over them.

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Ingredients

1 strip bacon ((for rendered fat), plus a nub of butter)
1/2 onion (chopped)
1 plum tomato
2 cloves garlic (minced)
1/4 cup red wine
2 cups unsalted or low-sodium chicken stock, (or turkey stock if your market has it)
3 tablespoons corn starch (plus 3 tablespoons water), (to make a slurry)
2-3 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup good bourbon ((optional))