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Ingredients

• ✓ chicken drippings
• all-purpose flour
• chicken stock
• salt
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Pour fat from drippings into a bowl and reserve. Whisk flour into remaining drippings left in pan; mixture will seem dry. Add 2 tablespoons reserved fat, or as needed, to the drippings mixture to combine with flour.
2. 2 Place the pan with drippings mixture over low heat and toast flour until light brown and mixture gives off a nutty fragrance, about 5 minutes.
3. 3 Drizzle about 1/3 cup cold chicken stock at a time into pan drippings, whisking each addition of stock into mixture until thoroughly combined. Continue whisking, scraping any browned pan drippings from the bottom of the pan into gravy; bring to a simmer. Continue to cook, whisking constantly, until gravy is thick and flour has combined with the liquid, 8 to 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. For the smoothest texture, strain gravy before serving.

By John Mitzewich

Ingredients

• ✓ chicken drippings
• all-purpose flour
• water
• salt
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Gather the ingredients.
2. 2 Place flour in a medium bowl. Pour 2 to 3 tablespoons of water into the flour and whisk until combined and thick, but not pasty.
3. 3 Stir flour mixture and remaining water (or stock) into a roasting pan with drippings from roast chicken; whisk to combine and turn heat to medium. Cook, stirring constantly, until gravy is thickened and bubbly, adding more water (or stock) if needed. Season with salt and pepper.

By John