A highly versatile creamy Mushroom Sauce for steak, chicken, pork and other seared meats. Goes well with pasta too yet incredibly simple to make.
Ingredients
- 40g butter
- 1/2 small onion, finely chopped
- 1 garlic clove, crushed, optional
- 225g button mushrooms, wiped and sliced
- 150ml dry white wine
- 150ml cream, single or double to taste
- 1 tbsp freshly chopped herbs, optional to taste
- salt and black pepper
Method
- Melt the butter in a pan over a medium heat
- Add the onion. and cook until softened.
- Add the garlic and mushrooms and cook for 3–4 minutes.
- Add the wine and reduce the volume of liquid by half.
- Stir in the cream and herbs and simmer briefly.
- Season to taste and serve.
Tips
- Add more butter and cream to serve over pasta.
- Mix with leftover roast chicken for a quick pie.
- Sour cream or crème fraiche can be substituted for a tangier taste.
