Gravy

22 ratings

Prep Time:5 mins

Cooking Time:10 mins

Serves:6 Adults

It's hard to beat a traditional roast dinner and this gravy is perfect with it.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon of cornflour
1 chicken stockpot
300ml / 10 fl oz. of water
3 tablespoons of red wine
1 tablespoon of cranberry sauce
1 tablespoon of butter
Black pepper to season

Method

Melt the butter in a saucepan
Add in the cornflour and allow to cook on a low heat for 1 minute stirring all the time
Make up the chicken stock with the stockpot and boiling water, gradually blend this into the butter and flour mix with a whisk and bring to the boil
Simmer for 2 minutes then stir in the wine and cranberry sauce
Stir until thickened
Season with a little black pepper and serve in a jug or gravy boat

What you will need

Measuring jug(for liquids)
Saucepan
Wooden spoon
Whisk

Serving suggestions

Serve hot!

Nutritional Information:

All our recipes are nutritionally analysed by our team of experts.

1/6 of this recipe contains

Energy

340kj

82kcal

Fat

5.2g

Saturates

2.9g

14%

Sugars

2.2g

Salt

1.8g

30%

FOOD SAFETY

Food sensitivities

A food sensitivity is a bad reaction to a food that is otherwise safe to eat.

HEALTHY EATING

Salt

Too much salt can raise your blood pressure and high blood pressure is a leading cause of stroke and heart disease.

"If you don't want to make homemade gravy then simply use gravy granules and the boiling water from cooking your vegetables"

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