Shiitake Mushroom Gravy Recipes

SHIITAKE MUSHROOM GRAVY

Steps:

• Add olive oil and mushrooms to saute pan and cook for about 5 minutes.
• Add shallot and garlic to the pan and cook for another 3 minutes.
• Stir in flour and cook for 1 minute.
• Add in rest of the ingredients and bring sauce to a simmer.
• Reduce heat and continue cooking (and stirring) until the gravy reaches your desired consistency (3-5 minutes). Feel free to add more herbs/spices/salt to your liking.

VEGAN SHIITAKE MUSHROOM GRAVY

Steps:

• Whisk together the warm veggie stock with the mushroom powder, miso paste, tamari and nutritional yeast until combined well. Set aside.
• Rinse the shiitake mushrooms and discard the stalks or save for later use in veggie broth. Slice or dice the mushroom caps to your liking.
• Preheat a large skillet over medium flame and sautee the onions with a pinch of sea salt in a drizzle of olive. (Use water or veggie stock for WFPB & Plantricious diets).
• Add the mushrooms, thyme and the white wine and sautee together until wilted and most of the liquid has evaporated.
• Stir in the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds or so just until you can smell it.
• Add the flour, give everything a good stir and pour in the warm broth. Continue stirring until combined.
• Simmer until thickened then add the cashew milk and simmer a couple more minutes until the gravy is smooth and creamy.
• Adjust seasonings to taste with sea salt and black pepper.
• Serve over mashed potatoes, polenta or biscuits.

SHIITAKE MUSHROOM GRAVY

Steps:

• Mix flour and Sherry in small bowl until smooth paste forms.
• Melt butter in a heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and rosemary and sauté until mushrooms begin to soften, about 3 minutes.
• Note: these two starter stages can be made 3 hours ahead. Cover flour paste tightly. Let paste and mushrooms stand at room temperature.
• Discard turkey neck and giblets from pan juices in roasting pan.
• Transfer pan juices to large glass measuring cup, and spoon off fat.
• Add enough chicken broth to measure 5 cups; add to saucepan with mushrooms.
• Add flour paste and whisk until smooth.
• Bring mixture to boil, stirring frequently.
• Boil until thickened to light gravy, about 10 minutes.
• Mix in cream, thyme and tarragon. Season with salt and pepper.
• Serve turkey with gravy.

SHIITAKE MUSHROOM GRAVY

Steps:

• Heat oil in a 2-quart saucepan.
• Add flour and stir with a wooden spoon until the mixture becomes the consistency of wet sand.
• Add mushrooms and cook 5 minutes more.
• Pour in stock and soy sauce.
• Bring to a slow boil and cook 20 to 30 minutes until thickened.
• Adjust seasoning with apple cider vinegar, sea salt and black pepper.

HOME-STYLE BISCUITS WITH SHIITAKE MUSHROOM GRAVY

Steps:

• Preheat oven and bake biscuits according to package directions.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and sauté until brown and soft, about 6 minutes. Add flour and thyme and stir 1 minute. Whisk in broth, then Madeira. Boil until mixture thickens to gravy consistency, whisking occasionally, about 8 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Split or cut open 4 biscuits (save remaining biscuit for another time; can be reheated). Place 4 biscuit halves on each of 2 plates. Spoon gravy over.

ROAST TURKEY WITH HERB RUB AND SHIITAKE MUSHROOM GRAVY

Steps:

• Make turkey:
• Mix first 5 ingredients in small bowl. Pat turkey dry with paper towels and place on rack set in large roasting pan. If not stuffing turkey, place herb sprigs in main cavity. If stuffing turkey, spoon stuffing into main cavity. Tie legs together loosely to hold shape of turkey. Brush turkey with oil. Rub herb mix all over turkey. Place turkey neck and giblets in roasting pan. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead if turkey is not stuffed. Cover and refrigerate. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour before roasting.)
• Position rack in lowest third of oven and preheat to 425°F. Drizzle melted butter all over turkey. Pour 2 cups broth into pan. Roast turkey 45 minutes. Remove turkey from oven and cover breast with foil. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F. Return turkey to oven; roast unstuffed turkey 1 hour (roast stuffed turkey 1 hour 30 minutes). Remove foil from turkey; pour remaining 2 cups broth into pan. Continue roasting turkey until meat thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh registers 180°F. or until juices run clear when thickest part of thigh is pierced with skewer, basting occasionally with pan juices, about 1 hour 40 minutes longer. Transfer turkey to platter; tent with foil. Let stand 30 minutes. Reserve liquid in pan for gravy.
• Meanwhile, prepare gravy:
• Mix flour and Sherry in small bowl until smooth paste forms. Melt butter in heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and rosemary and sauté until mushrooms begin to soften, about 3 minutes. (Can be made 3 hours ahead. Cover flour paste tightly. Let paste and mushrooms stand at room temperature.)
• Discard turkey neck and giblets from pan juices in roasting pan. Transfer pan juices to large glass measuring cup. Spoon off fat. Add enough chicken broth to measure 5 cups; add to saucepan with mushrooms. Add flour paste and whisk until smooth. Bring mixture to boil, stirring frequently. Boil until thickened to light gravy, about 10 minutes. Mix in cream, thyme and tarragon. Season with salt and pepper. Serve turkey with gravy.