Please give me your foolproof gravy and stuffing recipes

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I need something tasty and simple that I can prep on Christmas Eve. Please and thank you.

Gravy is really simple. Make up stock with stock cubes, heat over a medium heat. Scoop out 1/3 of a mug full and stir in a couple of tablespoons of cornflour. Pour it back in and stir constantly until it's thickened. You can repeat this step if it needs to be thicker. Stir in a few drops of gravy browning. Then on Christmas Day, reheat and add the meat juices. Tada!

Can't help with stuffing. I buy it.

Gravy is really simple. Make up stock with stock cubes, heat over a medium heat. Scoop out 1/3 of a mug full and stir in a couple of tablespoons of cornflour. Pour it back in and stir constantly until it's thickened. You can repeat this step if it needs to be thicker. Stir in a few drops of gravy browning. Then on Christmas Day, reheat and add the meat juices. Tada!

Can't help with stuffing. I buy it.

Oh and use the relevant stock cubes to your meat. Beef for beef, chicken for turkey etc etc

I'm a bit of a cheat on gravy - I soften onions and then add the meat juices and some stock to Bisto onion gravy

This stuffing is great and easy and freezes well - I cook mine separately rather than actually stuffing the turkey, so it’s now sitting in the freezer in an ovenproof dish, waiting for Xmas day
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I am crap at gravy

Jamie olivers get ahead gravy.

Delia smiths apple and chestnut stuffing.

www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/fruity-christmas-stuffing

Best stuffing ......

M&S fresh turkey gravy
Paxo sage and onion stuffing. You can always add some fresh sausage meat
Sorry, I cheat on both!

Thank you for the replies. I am loving the cheating ideas. I am not actually cooking the meat - guests are bringing it - so I won’t have the juices. We are having pork and beef. So do you think a beef gravy would ok to use?

Gravy - I’m crap, i’ll just wing it and hope for the best (Although i’ve found some recipes on here to try)

Stuffing - This is honestly amazing, I do it every year....

Sausage meat
Breadcrumbs
Crumbled chestnuts (Merchant is the brand)
Grated Bramley apple
Grated onion
Snip some sage in
Bind with an egg

I just make the quantities up as I go. It’s always been delicious. I prepped some tonight and have put it in the freezer, will take it out on Christmas Eve morning to defrost.

Gravy - Bisto
Stuffing - Paxo

Only the four of us on Christmas day and I want to spend as much time with the children as I can they will probably be too excited to eat much anyway

Stuffing 1
Sweat some onion and celery that is very finely chopped.
Cool. Then mix in with high quality pork sausage meat, 2 cups of bread crumbs, a bag of chopped Merchant Gourmet chestnuts, a teaspoon of mace, some grated nutmeg and a small bunch finely chopped parsley.

Stuffing two
Stale bread crumbs mixed with a sweated onion, celery, finely chopped apple, finely chopped sage, decent knob of butter, an egg,.

Gravy. Cook an onion in pan whilst meat is resting.Skim fat from roasting pan. Add a little cornflour and stir into residue in pan cooking for a minute or two on hot plate. I add a spoon of marmite but that’s optional. Add appropriate stock, made with vegetable water, a little at a time whisking away lumps. Add some gravy browning or Worcestershire sauce.

Add things dependent on meat - for pork add in some peeled apple or sage, for beef maybe horseradish. Whisk all up and simmer until thickened.
Strain if necessary and remove excess fat.