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Burgundy-Mushroom Gravy

A savory mushroom gravy made with Burgundy wine, butter, flour, chicken broth, and garlic.

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Why it works: Onion and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,058 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓

Burgundy-Mushroom Gravy

Ingredients

Directions

Brown the mushrooms

  1. Melt the butter in a small pan (about 1-quart size).

  2. Add the mushrooms to the pan and cook over medium heat until all liquid has evaporated, leaving only butter oil.

  3. Stir frequently so the mushrooms brown but do not burn.

  4. Add the chopped onion and red wine.

  5. Continue cooking until all liquid has evaporated, leaving only butter oil with mushrooms and onions.

  6. Ensure no liquid remains in the pan other than butter oil.

  7. Allow the onions to cook down until they are no longer visible.

Make the gravy

  1. Add the flour to the mushroom mixture.

  2. Stir well so the butter oil is absorbed by the flour.

  3. Add the entire can of chicken broth at once and stir well.

  4. The broth and flour/butter mixture should combine to form a thick liquid.

  5. The mixture may not thicken until it starts to boil.

  6. Stir constantly to prevent sticking.

  7. Add enough water to reach desired consistency.

  8. Add a cup of water, lower the heat, and continue cooking.

  9. Add the dried minced garlic and cook over low heat until the garlic flakes are no longer crunchy.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

810Calories
48 gProtein
17 gFat
109 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Chicken100g cooked165
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Waternot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  2. Mushroom + chickentop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,172 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-butyl acetate (fruity, banana).

  3. Mushroom + garlictop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,700 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  4. Butter + mushroomtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together12,525 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).

  5. Chicken + garlictop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together10,850 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Mushrooms
Release liquid and brown in butter, giving the gravy its deep, savory flavor.
Flour
Absorbs the butter oil and thickens the liquid into a smooth gravy body.
Burgundy wine
Adds acidity and aromatic depth as its liquid cooks off with the vegetables.
Chicken broth
Forms the liquid base that the flour thickens into gravy.
Onion
Adds sweetness and savory depth as it cooks down into the mushrooms.

The step that matters

Stirring the flour into the broth. Flour thickens only when its starch granules are hydrated and heated. Adding the broth all at once and stirring constantly prevents lumps and sticking, and the gravy usually thickens only once it reaches a boil.

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, mushroom, wine, flour, chicken, garlic):

  1. Shallotfits better
  2. Chivefits about as well
  3. Potatofits about as well
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, mushroom, wine, flour, chicken, garlic. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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