Thickened roast gravy

Name: Thickened roast gravy
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: Makes approximately 300 ml (10 fl oz)
Ingredients: 1 bay leaf; ½ onion, cut into large cubes; ½ celery stick, cut into large pieces; 1 small carrot, cut into large cubes; 500 ml (16 fl oz) brown stock for dark meats or white stock for lighter meats; meat of your choice, for roasting; oil, for cooking; 2 cloves garlic, lightly crushed; 2 sprigs of fresh thyme; 30 g (1 oz) plain flour

Preparation info

Makes approximately
300 ml

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 15

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By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 1999

About

This recipe can be made when roasting meats such as beef or chicken. It is shown with roast beef Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes and vegetables.

Ingredients

oil, for cooking
meat of your choice, for roasting
½ onion, cut into large cubes
1 small carrot, cut into l

Sauce

Method

Heat 5 mm (¼ inch) of oil in a roasting pan on top of the stove. Add the meat and turn and baste for about 5 minutes to seal all sides. Remove the meat from the pan. Put the vegetab