Mean Chef'S Mushroom Gravy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 cups thinly sliced mushrooms (8 ounces)
1/4 cup unbleached flour
2 1/2 cups vegetable stock, store-bought or homemade
1/4 cup dry red wine
2 tablespoons tamari soy sauce
fresh ground black pepper

Preparation

Melt the butter in a medium-size saucepan over medium heat.
Add the mushrooms and saute until brown, about 7 minutes.
Stir in the flour; it will become very pasty.
Cook this roux for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
It will stick to the bottom of the pan a little bit; that's okay.
2.
Stir in the stock, wine, soy sauce, and pepper, and bring to a boil.
Cook the sauce at a lively simmer for 5 minutes, stirring almost constantly and scraping any crusty bits that adhere to the bottom of the pan.
Serve in a sauceboat.