Name: Quick and Rich Turkey Stock
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 2 hr
Yield: Makes about 3 cups
Ingredients: Neck, giblets (excluding liver), and wing tips from a turkey; 1/2 medium onion; 1 tablespoon unsalted butter; 3 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth; 3 cups water; 1 carrot, quartered; 1 celery rib, quartered; 2 thyme sprigs

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No matter how fast you prepare Thanksgiving dinner, you must have gravy, and you must have stuffing. And both need homemade turkey stock. This one is fast, even with the time it takes to brown the giblets, neck, and wing tips. You can mostly ignore it while it simmers, but you wont be able to deny its enriching, ennobling presence in your finished gravy and stuffing.

Cooks note:

Stock can be made 3 days ahead and chilled (covered once cool). Discard any solidified fat.

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