Shiitake Mushroom Gravy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup dry sherry
3 tablespoons butter
12 ounces fresh shiitake mushrooms, stemmed, sliced
2 teaspoons dried rosemary
4 cups canned low sodium chicken broth (approximately)
1/3 cup whipping cream
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon dried tarragon

Preparation

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 saute 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.