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Chef John's Best Mushroom Gravy

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Chef John's Best Mushroom Gravy

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup butter
  • (16 ounce) packagesliced mushrooms
  • salt to taste
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour, or as needed
  • quart beef stock
  • pinch ground black pepper to taste
  • pinch fresh thyme leaves, to taste

Instructions

  1. Gather all ingredients. Allrecipes / Qi Ai
  2. Heat butter in a saucepan over medium heat until it foams. Stir in mushrooms and season with salt. Simmer until liquid evaporates, about 20 minutes. Allrecipes / Qi Ai
  3. Stir in flour; cook and stir for 5 minutes. Add 1 cup of beef stock, stirring briskly until incorporated, then pour in the remaining stock and mix thoroughly. Allrecipes / Qi Ai
  4. Season with black pepper and thyme. Reduce heat to medium low and simmer until thickened, stirring often, about 30 minutes. Allrecipes / Qi Ai
  5. Serve and enjoy. Allrecipes / Qi Ai