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Christmas gravy
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Try our homemade seasonal gravy for the perfect accompaniment to your Christmas dinner.

  • Prep time: 5 mins

  • Cooking time: 50 mins

  • Total time: 55 mins

  • Serves: 6

  • Skill level: Easy peasy

  • Costs: Cheap as chips

  • Freezable
  • Make in advance

Ingredients

  • 4tbs fat sediment from roast meat
  • 2tbs plain flour
  • ¼ tsp garlic pepper and
  • ½ tsp onion salt (try the herb section at your local supermarket)

Method

  1. Make the stock by filling a large saucepan with the water, giblets, onion, herbs and seasonings. Bring to the boil, cover and simmer for about 45 mins. Strain the stock through a fine sieve.
  2. To make the gravy, remove the meat from the roasting tin and strain off all except 4tbs of the fat sediment.
  3. Place the tin over a low heat and stir in the flour. Cook the flour gently until it is light brown in colour. Blend in the garlic pepper, onion salt and 600ml (1pt) of the strained giblet stock. Simmer for 2-3 mins.
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Nutritional information

Guideline Daily Amount for 2,000 calories per day are: 70g fat, 20g saturated fat, 90g sugar, 6g salt.

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