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Make-ahead gravy
Photo: Lily Banse

Make-ahead gravy

12 ingredients 10 min Serves 8 openrecipes
Make-ahead gravy

Prepare this traditional accompaniment to roast dinner before the main event - use off-cuts and plenty of onion to add flavour and colour

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

773
Calories
47g
Protein
5g
Fat
131g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Sunflower Oil not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1kg chicken wings , halved with kitchen scissors
  • the turkey neck, if you have it, cut into pieces
  • 3 large carrots , chopped into chunks
  • 2 onions , unpeeled and chopped
  • 3 celery sticks, chopped
  • small handful thyme sprigs
  • 2 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 2 tsp golden caster sugar
  • 1 tbsp tomato purée
  • 4 tbsp plain flour
  • 4 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 1 vegetable stock cube

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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