Wild Mushroom-Shallot Gravy
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 10 shallots, peeled
- 4 garlic cloves, peeled
- 12 ounces mixed wild mushrooms (such as oyster, morel and stemmed shiitake), sliced
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary or 1 teaspoon dried
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh sage or 3/4 teaspoon dried rubbed sage
- 1/2 cup dry Marsala
- 1/2 cup dry Sherry
- 1 1/2 cups chicken stock or canned low-salt broth
- 1 cup whipping cream
- Preheat oven to 300F.
- Combine oil, shallots and garlic in small glass baking dish.
- Cover dish with foil.
- Bake until shallots and garlic are very tender and pale golden, about 1 hour.
- Cool slightly.
- Thinly slice shallots and garlic; reserve oil in dish.
- (Can be prepared 1 day ahead.
- Cover separately and refrigerate.)
- Transfer 1 tablespoon oil from baking dish to heavy large saucepan.
- Heat oil over medium-high heat.
- Add mushrooms, rosemary, thyme, sage, and roasted shallots and garlic to saucepan; saute until mushrooms are tender, about 5 minutes.
- Add Marsala and Sherry; boil until syrupy, about 6 minutes.
- Add stock; boil until liquid is reduced by half, about 10 minutes.
- Add cream; boil until mixture thickens to sauce consistency, about 5 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Serve with turkey.
olive oil, shallots, garlic, mushrooms, rosemary, thyme, fresh sage, marsala, sherry, chicken stock, whipping cream
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/wild-mushroom-shallot-gravy-4379 (may not work)