Recipes
Christmas Day Gravy
Ingredients
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3 carrots diced
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1 onions sliced
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3 sticks of celery diced
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2 garlic cloves
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1 leeks washed and sliced
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1 spring rosemary
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1 spring thyme
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50g tomato puree
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10g vegetable oil
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1 ltrs red wine
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3 ltrs chicken stock water (shop brought is fine)
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Herbs /aromats – thyme, parsley stalks, bay leaf, star anise (all optional)
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Any cooking juice from the beef or the turkey, again all optional
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Gravy granules if you like a thick gravy
Method
- Heat the oil in a pan over a medium heat and add the vegetables and cook until they are soft
- Add the tomato puree and colour in the pan, being careful not burn the mix
- Add the Red wine and allow to reduce by half
- Add the herbs and aromats
- Add stock and everything and reduce by half
- Add any of the cooking juices, if you have any
- Strain the mix and keep warm until needed
- Finish with granules if required
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