Rich Giblet Gravy

A dark, savoury gravy built on a stock made from turkey giblets and roasted vegetables.

TIME BREAKDOWN
Prep: 15 min
Cook: 1 hr 20 min
Total: 1 hour 35 minutes
Vegetarian
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Nuts
❌
Serves
8 people
Difficulty
Easy

Ingredients

  • Neck, heart and gizzard from the turkey (not the liver)
  • 1 onion, quartered
  • 1 carrot, roughly chopped
  • 1 celery stick, roughly chopped
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 sprig fresh thyme
  • 1.2 litres water
  • 40g butter
  • 40g plain flour
  • 1 tbsp redcurrant jelly
  • Salt and black pepper to taste

Method

  1. Put the giblets, onion, carrot, celery, bay leaves, thyme and water in a pan and bring to the boil.

  2. Reduce the heat and simmer, partly covered, for 1 hour. Skim off any scum.

  3. Strain the stock into a jug and discard the solids. You should have about 800ml.

  4. Melt the butter in a clean pan, stir in the flour and cook for 3 minutes until nutty brown.

  5. Gradually whisk in the stock, add the redcurrant jelly and simmer for 10 minutes.

  6. Season to taste and serve hot.