Madeira Cream Gravy

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• Neck and giblets (excluding liver) from turkey, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1 onion, left unpeeled, quartered
• 1 celery rib, coarsely chopped
• 1 carrot, coarsely chopped
• 1 quartt low-sodium chicken broth (32 ounces)
• 2 cups water
• + 8 more ingredients
• • 1 Turkish or ½ California bay leaf
  • 1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
  • Drippings from roast turkey
  • , left in roasting pan
  • 1 ½ cups Sercial Madeira
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons unsalted butter (if necessary)
  • 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • ¼ cup heavy cream

1. Make stock: Heat oil in a 5-quart heavy pot over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté neck, giblets, and onion until well browned, 10 to 15 minutes. Add remaining stock ingredients and simmer, uncovered, until liquid is reduced to about 4 cups, about 45 minutes. Pour sto...

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