This easy shiitake mushroom gravy recipe is delicious and versatile. Choose your wild mushroom and make a simple gravy sauce. Shiitakes make a rich and flavorful mushroom gravy.
Shiitake mushroom gravy is the ultimate comfort food and can be used over potatoes, rice, vegetables, or meat.
Shiitake / Shitake / Wild Mushroom Gravy
There are many varieties of cultivated and wild mushrooms. This mushroom gravy recipe is made with shiitake mushrooms, but it can be made with any cultivated or wild mushroom.
Mushroom gravy / mushroom sauce can be made with vegetarian, chicken, beef, or turkey stock depending on preference or what it is being served with.
Shiitake Gravy Recipe Tips
Look for firm shiitake mushroom and wipe them clean with a dry paper towel.
All mushrooms hate to be washed and easily become soggy with water so definitely don't run them under water to clean them.
Pick shiitakes that don't have blemishes for the best tasting sauce.
Add your favorite herbs or spices. Some ideas are:
- fresh or dried rosemary, thyme, sage, or parsley
- a dash of cayenne pepper for heat.
- a dash of ground curry for an Indian feel
- cook some onions and garlic with the mushrooms for added texture and flavor, although the broth should have these ingredients already.
Serving Suggestion
Serve this delicious Mushroom Gravy recipe with these complementary main dishes:
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Shiitake Mushroom Gravy
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This easy shiitake mushroom gravy recipe is delicious and versatile. Choose your broth to fit with your main dish - can be made with vegetarian, chicken, beef, or turkey stock.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 6 1x
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: International
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
- ¼ cup unsalted butter
- 16 oz shiitake mushrooms, sliced
- ¼ cup all purpose flour
- 1 quart beef, chicken, turkey, or vegetable broth
- 3 large thyme sprigs - optional
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Bring a large pan to medium high heat and melt the butter.
- Add shiitake mushrooms, reduce heat to medium, and simmer uncovered ~ 15-20 minutes or until all liquid has evaporated.
- Reduce heat and stir in the flour and cook ~ 5 minutes uncovered, watching carefully and stirring so it doesn't burn. It will look clumpy.
- Slowly whisk into pan 1 cup of broth at a time to incorporate with the flour mixture. Add thyme and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to a simmer and cook uncovered until thickened ~ 25-30 minutes stirring often.
- Remove thyme stems and season with salt and pepper. Happy Eating! Beckie
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