Brown Mushroom Gravy
Description
Simple & flexible
Ingredients
At a glance
Mushroom
Course
Makes
6 cups
- 1/4 C. butter or vegetable oil
- 1 lb. chopped or sliced mushrooms
- 1 small onion, minced (optional)
- 1-2 cloves garlic or one shallot, minced (optional)
- 1/2 C. flour
- 1/2 t. salt
- 1/4 t. fresh ground pepper
- 1 t. dried thyme, tarragon, poultry seasoning, or Herbs de Provence
- 4 C. beef, chicken or vegetable stock
- 1/4 C. red or white wine, sherry or dry vermouth, or 2 T. Marsala (optional)
- 1 T. soy sauce or 2 t. Bragg's Liquid Amino (optional)
Methods/steps
- Saute mushrooms and onion in butter over medium high heat until dry and just browning.
- Add garlic and saute another minute.
- Reduce heat to medium.
- Add flour, herbs, salt and pepper. Saute stirring frequently 5 minutes.
- Add broth, wine and soy sauce. Bring to a simmer, and continue cooking and stirring 10-15 minutes until thickened.
- Adjust seasonings and consistency.
- Serve warm.
Additional Tips
This is a highly flexible recipe. Almost any medium to strong flavored mushroom will work. Adjust the depth of ingredient flavors to match the mushroom.
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