Recipes and Cooking Bourbon and Cider Pan Gravy This gravy recipe works with or without pan drippings, but if you are roasting a turkey, we recommend adding the drippings here. It adds extra flavor you just can't replicate. By Lisa Holderness Brown Published on October 13, 2021 Print Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Carson Downing Total Time: 15 mins Servings: 12 Yield: 2 1/4 cups Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients Reserved drippings from a roast turkey ¼ cup apple cider 2 - 3 tablespoon bourbon or apple cider No-salt-added turkey or chicken broth ⅓ cup all-purpose flour Salt and pepper Directions After roasting turkey, transfer to a cutting board. Pour drippings into a 2-cup liquid measuring cup. Skim off fat, reserving 1/4 cup fat. Add cider and bourbon to roasting pan, stirring to loosen brown bits. Add cider mixture to skimmed drippings. Add enough turkey broth to equal 2 cups. In a medium saucepan place reserved fat. Whisk in flour. Cook and stir over medium 1 minute. Add drippings mixture all at once. Cook and stir over medium until thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir 1 minute more. Season with kosher salt and black pepper. Makes 2 1/4 cups. Tips Prep as directed, using 1/4 cup butter in place of turkey fat. Combine cider and bourbon; add enough broth to equal 2 cups. Melt butter in saucepan and cook as directed in Step 2; cool slightly. Transfer to an airtight container; refrigerate up to 3 days. Reheat gravy in a saucepan. If you like, add 2 to 3 Tbsp. drippings from the turkey for extra flavor. Take It Easy: In a small saucepan stir together one 12-oz. jar purchased turkey gravy, 1/4 cup apple cider, and 2 Tbsp. bourbon; heat through. If you like, stir in 2 to 3 Tbsp. turkey drippings and 1 Tbsp. chopped fresh sage. Makes 1 1/2 cups. Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 56 Calories 4g Fat 3g Carbs 1g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 12 Calories 56 % Daily Value * Total Fat 4g 5% Saturated Fat 2g 10% Cholesterol 10mg 3% Sodium 1339mg 58% Total Carbohydrate 3g 1% Total Sugars 1g Protein 1g Calcium 2mg 0% Iron 0.1mg 1% Potassium 10mg 0% Folate, total 4.9mcg *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.