Easy Christmas Gravy
This recipe is more of a hack than a recipe and shows you how to make gravy in advance for Christmas so you don’t have to faff around in the kitchen on the big day! Cooking a chicken in the run up to Christmas means you can use the juices left in the roasting tin to make a really delicious gravy. Enjoy!
Nutrition (per serving)
Ingredients
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flour1 tsp
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chicken gravy granules4 tsp
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boiling water500 ml
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cranberry sauce (optional)1 tsp
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white wine (optional)0.5 cups
Method
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To your baking tray with the chicken juices add 1 heaped teaspoon plain flour and whisk.
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Next add gravy granules and boiling water and place back on the heat or decant into a saucepan and heat through until boiling and thickened. Add the optional white wine and redcurrant/ cranberry sauce at this stage and cook for a further 5 minutes to cook of the alcohol.
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Once nice and thick, remove from the heat and sieve out any vegetables. Leave to cool before pouring into a freezer bag.
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Ready to freeze
Once cooled, place the freezer bag of gravy in the freezer.
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Ready to eat
Remove from the freezer and leave to fully defrost, reheat in a saucepan and add in any extra cooking juices from the cooked turkey. Pour into a jug and serve along with your Christmas dinner.
