Get Ahead Christmas Gravy (Jamie Oliver recipe)

After spending a Sunday afternoon lost completely in Jamie Oliver ‘Foodtube’ on ‘Youtube’ I came across his recipe for getting ahead on Christmas day gravy by making a mini batch now and adding it to the turkey tray on Christmas day. I love gravy and pride myself on it even having my own jar at home of gravy browning mix which is a mix of lots commercial brownings; my favourite spices and seasonings so I just have to add a spoon to the tray on Sunday lunch alongside the other ingredients. Therefore, the ability to an extra depth of gravy flavour on Christmas Day making it even more special really appealed to me.

I’ve taken his recipe almost literally except I was already making a roast chicken anyway on Sunday so I used that instead of especially buying chicken wings.

Ingredients:

• Pack of chicken wings (or the wings and legs off a cooked chicken)
• Couple of sage and bay leaves
• 1 pint chicken stock or even hot water
• Trivet of chopped carrots; celery, onion, garlic
• Salt and pepper
• 1 tablespoon cranberry sauce or some sweet jam sauce
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• 1 tablespoon Worcester sauce (https://amzn.to/3Vnkzr1)
• 1 tablespoon plain flour

Method:

1. Add the trivet vegetables and the leaves to the tray
2. Top with wings (or chicken if you are cooking it)
3. Cook the chicken for as long as it needs
4. Remove the wings and legs from the chicken and place back in the dish (I removed the breast for Sunday dinner)
5. Add the plain flour
6. Add the liquid ingredients and fill up with hot water
7. Simmer for 20-30 minutes
8. Drain through a sieve
9. Allow to cool and freeze until Christmas eve when you remove ready to add the turkey dish after cooking on Christmas Day so you get double the flavour

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