Food / 18 December, 2017 / My Baba

Mini Bundt Chestnut Roasts with Sage Gravy

Ingredients:

• 3 tbsp butter
• 2 onions, diced
• 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
• 300g cooked peeled chestnuts (store-bought vacuum-packed is easiest)
• 150g mixed nuts
• 200g breadcrumbs
• 500ml vegetable stock
• 1 tsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp fresh sage, finely chopped
• 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves
• 1 tsp fresh rosemary leaves, chopped
• Salt and pepper

For the gravy:

• 2 tbsp oil
• 1 red onion, diced
• 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 4 tbsp fresh sage, chopped
• 2 tsp fresh thyme leaves
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 tsp plain flour
• 500ml vegetable or mushroom stock
• Salt and pepper

Method:

• Preheat the oven to 180C/350F. Grease a 6-cup mini bundt tray well with cooking oil spray (or grease a baking dish).
• Heat the butter in a frying pan over a medium heat, then add the onions and cook until soft and translucent. Add the garlic and cook for a further minute.
• Place the chestnuts and nuts into a food processor and blitz until fine and crumbly. Pour the mixture into a large bowl and add the onions, breadcrumbs, stock, soy sauce, herbs and salt and pepper and mix thoroughly.
• Press the mixture into the mini bundt pans, ensuring that it gets into all the ridges. Bake for 35-45 minutes (depending on the size of your pans) or until golden on top and cooked through. Allow to cool in the pan completely. Place a large plate or chopping board over the bundt tray and carefully invert to turn out the loaves.  Serve warmed up with the gravy poured on top.
• *Alternatively, to cook without mini bundt pans, spread the mixture into a large baking dish and cook for 35-45 minutes.

For the gravy:

• Heat the oil in a pan over a medium/low heat, then add the onion and cook for 3 minutes. Add the garlic and herbs and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes.
• Add the flour and cook for 2 minutes, stirring.
• Pour in the stock, add the salt and pepper, then reduce the heat and simmer for 10-15 minutes until thickened and reduced.
• Place a fine sieve over a bowl and pour the gravy through it, pressing down to extract as much gravy and flavours as possible.

Created by Veggie Desserts for Leisurecooker.co.uk