Cranberry Gravy
Ingredients
Neck, heart, and gizzard from the chicken
1/2 onion, peeled and sliced
4 whole cloves
1 clove garlic, bashed, peeled, and sliced
10 peppercorns
1 (2-inch) (5-cm) sprig fresh rosemary
1 cup low-sodium chicken stock
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground sea salt
1-1/2 cups cranapple juice, divided
2 tablespoons dried cranberries
1-1/2 tablespoons arrowroot mixed with 3 tablespoons cranapple juice (slurry)
Directions
In a saucepan, combine the chicken parts, onion, cloves, garlic, peppercorns, rosemary, chicken stock, salt, and 1 cup of the cranapple juice. Cover, bring to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer for 1 hour.
After the chicken has been removed from the oven, finish the gravy by pouring a little of the strained gravy liquid into the roasting pan to deglaze it. Then pour the pan residue into a fat strainer. Pour the defatted juices into a medium-sized saucepan with the rest of the strained gravy liquid, add the remaining 1/2 cup of cranapple juice and the dried cranberries, and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat, stir in the arrowroot slurry, return to the heat, and bring to a boil to thicken and clear, about 30 seconds.
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