Creamy mushroom sauce
An easy mushroom sauce is a great recipe to have in your repertoire because it's so versatile, see the tips section below for ideas.
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 15²µ/½´Ç³ú butter
- 1 brown onion, finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic, peeled and crushed
- 225g/8oz button mushrooms, wiped and sliced
- 150ml/5fl oz dry white wine
- 150ml/5fl oz crème fraîche
- 1 tbsp freshly chopped parsley
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
Method
Heat the oil and butter in a frying pan and add the onion. Cook the onion until softened but not coloured.
Add the garlic and the mushrooms and cook for 3–4 minutes until the mushrooms are soft but have not released their juices.
Add the wine and reduce the volume of liquid by half.
Stir in the crème fraîche and parsley and heat through. Season to taste and serve.
Recipe Tips
Mushroom sauce can be used in so many different ways. Serve it with rice or stirred into pasta. Mix it with leftover roast chicken for a quick pie filling. Make simply grilled meats, such as pork, chicken and beef a little bit special. Or try it as an easy starter served on top of toasted sourdough with a few slices of crisp streaky bacon or pancetta.
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