An adaption of Jamies Get Ahead Christmas Gravy, bursting with flavour
Ingredients
2onionspeeled & Roughly Chopped
2carrotsroughly chopped
2sticks of celeryroughly chopped
40gramsrashers of smoked streaky baconcut into inch pieces
2bay leaves
2sprigs of fresh sage
2sprigs of fresh rosemaryI used the mixed fresh herbs from Tesco's
10free-range chicken wings
olive oil
4tablespoonsplain flour
2litres boling water
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 200ºC/400ºF/Gas 6
Place the chopped veg, bay leaves, sage, and rosemary into a strong high-sided roasting tray
Chuck the chopped bacon on top.
Break the chicken wings open, bash with a rolling pin to help release extra flavour as they cook, then add to the tray.
Drizzle with oil, season with sea salt and black pepper, toss, then cook for 1 hour, or until tender. Half way through give it a stir
Remove the tray from the oven and transfer to a low heat on the hob.
Now using a potato masher mash everything, scraping up all the goodness from the base of the tray (the longer you let it fry, the darker your gravy will be).
Gradually stir in the flour, then pour in 2 litres of boiling kettle water.
Simmer for 30 minutes, or until thickened and reduced, stirring occasionally. I keep adding water until it's the thickness I like
Next (the messy bit), pour it through a coarse sieve into a large bowl, pushing all the goodness through with the back of a spoon. Discard what's left in the sieve.
Taste and season to perfection, cool, then pour into containers or bags and pop into the freezer, ready to finish off on Christmas Day. I also add a few fresh herbs at this point.
Then on the big day, take the gravy out to defrost when your turkey goes into the oven.
When defrosted and you're ready, pour your gravy into a sauce pan and add some of the turkey cooking juices.
Bring to the boil over the hob and scrape up all those sticky bits from the base.
Taste and season and away you go!
Notes
*** All nutritional information is approximate and intended as a guide
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Christmas Gravy - Get Ahead - Jamie Style
Amount per Serving
Calories
316
% Daily Value*
Fat
24
g
37
%
Saturated Fat
7
g
44
%
Trans Fat
1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
4
g
Monounsaturated Fat
11
g
Cholesterol
68
mg
23
%
Sodium
86
mg
4
%
Potassium
253
mg
7
%
Carbohydrates
9
g
3
%
Fiber
1
g
4
%
Sugar
3
g
3
%
Protein
16
g
32
%
Vitamin A
3523
IU
70
%
Vitamin C
5
mg
6
%
Calcium
27
mg
3
%
Iron
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.