Ingredients

• 2 Onions, peeled
• 1Kg - 2 pounds Chicken wings (or two smashed raw chicken carcasses)
• 1 stick of a Celery
• 2 Carrots
• 6 rashes of bacon
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 sprig of thyme
• Olive oil
• 30g plain flour (approx 2 tbsp)
• Sea salt
• Black Pepper
• 1.5 Litres of water (approx 1.5 quarts)

Steps

• Step 1

  Place chicken wings with all above (highlighted in green) ingredients in a large roasting tray.

• Step 2

  Add to tray, finely chopped carrots

• Step 3

  Add to tray, finely chopped onions.

• Step 4

  Add to tray, finely chopped celery

• Step 5

  Add finely chopped bacon

• Step 6

  Add thyme

• Step 7

  add the two bay leaves

• Step 8

  Mix very well ensuring everything is coated in olive oil.

• Step 9

  Place on stove to heat up tray, until slightly sizzling.

• Step 10

  Place for 45 minutes in preheated oven of 180C/350F making sure of turning the pieces every 20 minutes or so and scraping the bottom of dish to avoid burning.

• Step 11

  Once cooked, place on stove burner, low heat and add the flour, mix well.

• Step 12

  Add the water and bring to a low simmer, scrape with wooden spoon all the brown parts stuck to the bottom of the tray. Keep simmering for approx. 20 to 30 minutes.

• Step 13

  Once it reaches the right consistency, strain through a fine sieve into a pot.

• Step 14

  Bring to a slow simmer, remove scum and fat from the top, check seasoning.

• Step 15

  Let cool down before refrigerating.

Little Tips

Making gravy in advance and freezing it in small batches is a great idea to substitute chicken cubes. This is also a great turkey gravy, just add the juices from your roasted turkey for extra flavour. You can also snack on the meat still in the chicken wings, I know I do ;)