Get Ahead Chicken Wing Gravy

  • Serves : 6
  • Type : Main Course

This rich, deeply flavoured gravy is the ultimate stress-saver for Christmas Day. Made with roasted chicken wings, vegetables, herbs, and a splash of festive wine, it can be cooked well in advance, frozen, and reheated to perfection. Come Christmas, you’ll have one less job and one incredible gravy.

Ingredients

  • 1kg  Chicken wings 
  • Salt and pepper 
  • 2 Onions 
  • 4 Celery sticks  
  • 4 Carrots 
  • 1 Sprig of thyme 
  • 1 Bay leaf 
  • 1 Sprig sage 
  • 200ml  Red wine 
  • 2 pints  Chicken stock 
  • 1 tbsp  Mincemeat or cranberry sauce 
  • 2–3 tbsp  Cornflour, mixed with 2 tbsp water 
  • 25g  Butter 

Method

  1. Roast chicken wings at 200°C for 1 hour until golden brown.
  2. Place chopped veg, herbs, wings, and mincemeat/cranberry in slow cooker.
  3. Pour in wine and stock, cook 6 hours or overnight.
  4. Strain into a saucepan, boil, then stir in cornflour slurry and butter.
  5. Cool and store in fridge or freezer until Christmas Day.

By | 11 November 2025