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Turkey Gravy with Red Wine in a white gravy boat and saucer served next to stuffing balls,flawless roast potatoes, glazed carrots, Brussel sprouts,pigs in blankets and a roast turkey on a wooden chopping board
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Turkey Gravy with Red Wine - Make Your Own from Drippings

You got a perfectly cooked Roast Turkey, all you need now is a great gravy! This Turkey Gravy with Red Wine is made using the drippings from the turkey tray.
We show you how to make your own quick and easy gravy from the turkey stock without giblets.
The addition of rich red wine makes this the ultimate Christmas dinner gravy, but of course, it is not just for Xmas!
Prep Time10 minutes
Active Time7 minutes
Total Time17 minutes
Course: Sauce, Side Dish
Cuisine: British
Keyword: Christmas, cornstarch, flour, red wine, red wine gravy for turkey, red wine in turkey gravy, red wine turkey gravy, roast dinner, simple, stock, turkey drippings, turkey gravy with wine recipe, turkey red wine gravy
Yield: 6 People
Calories: 66kcal
Author: Luke and Kay - Flawless Food

Ingredients

  • Leftover Turkey Drippings from the roasting tin
  • 400 ml Stock Turkey or Chicken from a cube
  • 200 ml Red wine Substitute with extra stock if wine not wanted.
  • 3 tablespoon Flour or 2 tablespoon cornstarch
  • cold water

Instructions

  • If following our Small Whole Turkey recipe the stock will already be in the roasting tin.
    If not, add the hot stock to the roasting tin now and stir through with the juices
    Cooked Small Whole Turkey on cut up onions and carrots in a black roasting tin
  • Use a sieve to separate the lumps from the stock and dripping mixture into a jug
    Pouring the turkey dripping from a black metal tray into a sieve and glass jug to create our gravy
  • Cover jug and place in a cool place (outside/fridge/freezer) to allow the fat to separate from the stock.
    Turkey dripping in a glass jug which has been frozen to create a fat layer on top
  • Use a spoon to take away the layer of fat that has formed on the top after cooling. Set to one side.
    Removing the fat layer away from the turkey dripping with a silver spoon from a glass jug
  • Pour wine into a pan, bring to a boil for a few minutes. Allowing it to reduce.
    Pouring red wine into a grey cast iron pan
  • Add the prepared turkey dripping & stock to the wine. Stir through until dissolved.
    Red wine and turkey dripping placed into the grey cast iron pan
  • Mix flour or cornstarch with an equal amount of cold water until it is a lump-free paste!
    Add paste a little at a time, whilst stirring.
    Keep over medium heat for 2 minutes. Add more flour/cornstarch for a thicker gravy.
    Pouring plain flour mixed with water into the red wine gravy mixture cooking in a grey cast iron dish
  • If a few lumps have formed from the flour, simply use a sieve again to remove them.
    Using a sieve to remove any flour lumps that have accumulated in the Turkey Gravy with Red Wine and pouring into a silver saucepan
  • Pour into a gravy boat to serve
    Pouring the Turkey Gravy with Red Wine from a silver saucepan into a white gravy boat and saucer
  • Perfect poured over Roast Turkey for Christmas Dinner!
    Turkey Gravy with Red Wine in a white gravy boat being poured over a sliced turkey,roast potatoes, flawless Yorkshire puddings,pigs in blankets and glazed carrots, Brussel sprouts and parsnips served on a white and purple plate for Christmas dinner

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Nutrition

Calories: 66kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 97mg | Potassium: 112mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 1mg