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How To Make Red Wine Gravy

A vital part of any roast dinner. This is an easy, hands off recipe that makes a rich, flavourful gravy.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time12 hours
Total Time12 hours 30 minutes
Course: Main Course
Yield: 1 Litre
Author: Ben Racey

Equipment

  • Large Roasting Tin
  • Large Saucepan

Materials

  • 1 kg Chicken Wings/Bones Or A Combination Of Both
  • 2 Bone Marrow Canoes
  • 1 Head Celery
  • 8 Carrots
  • 4 Large White Onions
  • 1 tbsp Tomato Paste
  • 500 ml Red Wine
  • 4 Stock Cubes 2 x Chicken, 2 x Beef
  • 8 Sprigs Rosemary

To Finish

  • 3 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
  • 3 tsp Balsamic Vinegar
  • 2 tbsp Cornflour
  • Gravy Browning
  • 20 g Butter

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 220°c/200°c fan.
  • Roughly chop the celery, onion & carrots (no need to peel) & place into a large roasting tin.
  • Add the chicken wings/bones & bone marrow to the roasting tray & drizzle over a couple of tablespoons of vegetable oil. Toss to coat then roast in the oven for an hour or until well roasted. Make sure to stir every 20 minutes or so.
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  • Transfer the roasting tray to a stove set to a medium heat & turn the oven down to 90° (or your oven’s lowest temperature). Scoop the marrow out of the bones.
  • Deglaze the tray with the tomato paste & red wine & allow to reduce slightly.
    Pour in enough cold water to completely cover the bones & veg then crumble in the stock cubes & add in the rosemary. Place the tray back into the oven & leave to cook overnight.
  • The next day, take the stock out of the oven & pass through a sieve into a large saucepan.
  • Heat the stock over a low heat & use a metal spoon/ladle to skim the fat off the top.
    Next, add in the worcestershire sauce, vinegar & enough gravy browning to turn the stock a rich, brown colour (usually a teaspoon or two).
  • Turn the heat up & bring the stock to the boil.
    Mix the cornflour with enough cold water to make a thick paste then gradually add this to the boiling stock until thick enough to coat the back of a spoon (you might not need to use all of the cornflour).
  • Cook the cornflour out for 3-4 minutes, season with salt then stir in the butter.
  • Serve immediately or leave to cool then store in the fridge. Kept, refrigerated, this will last for a couple of days.

Notes

To Cook In An Aga.
Follow the recipe above but roast the veg & bones in the roasting oven, deglaze on the boiling plate & cook overnight in the simmering oven.
Make sure that you get a good amount of colour on the roasted veg & bones. This is what gives gravy a rich flavour.
Don’t worry about using an expensive red wine, whatever you have to hand.
The bone marrow is optional but makes a richer gravy.
Before thickening the finished gravy, skim as much fat off the top as possible.