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  • 25g butter
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 sprigs of thyme
  • 4 onions
    sliced (red or white, or a mixture)
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp flour
  • 200ml red wine
  • 2 tsp red wine vinegar
  • 500ml beef stock
    (or vegetable stock)

Nutrition: Per serving

  • kcal134
  • fat6g
  • saturates2g
  • carbs10g
  • sugars6g
    low
  • fibre2g
  • protein3g
  • salt0.3g
    low
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Method

  • step 1

    Melt the butter with the olive oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat, add the bay leaf and thyme and cook for a min to infuse the flavours of the herbs. Add the onions and coat well in the butter and oil, sprinkle over the sugar and a big pinch of salt and slowly cook the onions down for 45-50 mins, stirring occasionally until sticky and caramelised.

  • step 2

    Add the flour and stir well, coating all of the onions. Cook for a min then add the wine and vinegar, turn up the heat and reduce by half, so about 2 mins, whisking a little to ensure the flour doesn’t lump at all. Pour in the stock, bring to the boil and cook for 6-8 mins, until the gravy is thick enough to coat the back of spoon. If you cook it a bit too much and it gets too thick, add a splash of water. Season well and serve.

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A star rating of 4.3 out of 5.68 ratings

eleanorward40I4OPrz5V

Absolutely stunning, I followed Andy’s tip regarding the caramelised chutney and omitting the sugar and wine.

gems86

First time I’ve ever made a red onion gravy and it was lovely. I’m no cook but even I managed it. Made sure to keep the onions on a low heat and a stir now and again will get them nice and caramelised. I kept the liquid on quite a high heat to cook out the alcohol and vinegar for the time stated and…

garagemasterguitars58199

2mins to reduce by half? I don’t think so. Apart from that it comes out ok.

andyjones86132248

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The golden standard for a solid onion gravy. Absolutely nothing wrong with this. The people complaining have likely had it on too high a temp and not allowed time for the onions to caramelise and the alcohol to cook out.

Personally I substitute the sugar for a tablespoon of caramelised red onion…

loulajo1VhCKXD52

I’ve just made this and it’s incredible! A must make! Please ignore any negative comments as it’s a beautiful gravy when cooked properly. Couple of tips. Make sure you cook the onions until properly caramelised as this is flavour, yes it will take 40 minutes and no they do not turn black. Also make…

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