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Gravy for roast meats

  • Time to make: 25 mins
  • Serving: 6 people
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons oil from roast meat
  • ½ cup finely chopped onion
  • ¾ cup finely chopped mushrooms
  • 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley or thyme
  • 1 ½ cups reduced-salt chicken stock, heated
  • 2 tablespoons cornflour
  • 1 cup vegetable cooking water (use water from cooking green vegetables — it has more flavour), or separated juices from roast meat 
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Place oil in a non-stick pan and heat. Cook onion and mushrooms, with the parsley or thyme, until softened.

    2 Add 1/4 cup stock and cook for a further 5 minutes.

    3 Mix cornflour with 1/2 cup of the remaining stock to form a smooth sauce. Add to the pan with the remaining stock and vegetable water or meat juices.

    4 Bring to the boil, stirring all the time, until thickened. Season with pepper.

    Serving suggestion

    Serve over roast meat and roast vegetables.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Check stock and cornflour are gluten free.

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