Mushroom Sauce
Difficulty: Easy
Servings
4
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Ingredients
450 fresh mushrooms (cremini or button), sliced
2 tbsp olive oil or butter
1 small onion or shallot, finely chopped
2-3 cloves garlic, minced
120 ml dry white wine (alternative: chicken broth)
240 ml heavy cream
1 tbsp fresh thyme (or 1 teaspoon dried thyme)
Salt and pepper (to taste)
Optional: fresh parsley (for garnish)
Directions
- Sauté the Onions: In a large skillet, heat the olive oil or butter over medium heat. Add the chopped onion or shallot and sauté until translucent, about 2-3 minutes.
- Cook the Mushrooms: Add the sliced mushrooms to the skillet. Cook for about 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the mushrooms are browned and have released their moisture.
- Add Garlic: Stir in the minced garlic and cook for another 1-2 minutes, until fragrant.
- Deglaze with Wine: Pour in the white wine (or chicken broth) and scrape the bottom of the pan to release any browned bits. Let it simmer for about 3-5 minutes until the liquid reduces slightly.
- Incorporate Cream: Lower the heat and stir in the heavy cream. Add the thyme, and let the sauce simmer for another 5-10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until it thickens.
- Season: Taste and season with salt and pepper as needed.
- Serve: Pour the mushroom sauce over your favorite dish and garnish with fresh parsley if desired.
Notes
- Mushroom sauce is a white or brown sauce prepared using mushrooms as its primary ingredient. It can be prepared in different styles using various ingredients and is used to top a variety of foods.
In cooking, mushroom sauce is sauce with mushrooms as the primary ingredient. Often cream-based, it can be served with veal, chicken and poultry, pasta, and other foods such as vegetables. Some sources also suggest pairing mushroom sauce with fish.
It is made with mushrooms, butter, cream or olive oil, white wine (some variations may use a mellow red wine) and pepper with a wide variety of variations possible with additional ingredients such as shallot, garlic, lemon juice, flour (to thicken the sauce), chicken stock, saffron, basil, parsley, or other herbs. It is a variety of allemande sauce.
Mushroom sauce can also be prepared as a brown sauce. Canned mushrooms can be used to prepare the sauce.
For vegan dishes, cream can be replaced with ground almonds, mixed with water and evaporated until needed consistency.
Mushroom sauces have been cooked for hundreds of years. An 1864 cookbook includes two recipes, one sauce tournee and one a brown gravy.
United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a well-known steak lover, was reportedly quite fond of mushroom sauce. (Source: Wikipedia)
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