Description
Indulge in the rich and flavorful Creamy Mushroom Sauce, perfect for pairing with steak or pasta. This velvety sauce features caramelized mushrooms in a luscious cream base, heightened with garlic and dijon mustard.
Ingredients
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Mushroom Sauce:
- 400 g /14oz brown mushrooms sliced
- 2/3 cup heavy cream aka thickened cream
- 1/2 cup stock beef, chicken or veg all okay
- 1/4 brown onion thinly sliced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 tbsp dijon mustard
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Sauté Onion: In a large pan, cook butter and onion until soft.
- Caramelize Mushrooms: Add mushrooms, cook until caramelized, seasoning halfway.
- Garlic Aromatics: Stir in garlic until fragrant.
- Deglaze: Pour in stock, reduce by half.
- Creamy Base: Add cream, dijon mustard, season, and simmer.
- Thicken: Mix cornstarch with water, stir into the sauce and simmer.
- Serve: Garnish with parsley or thyme.
Notes
- Reduce heat before adding cream to prevent splitting.
- Leftovers may thicken, loosen with water when reheating.
- Not recommended for freezing due to dairy content.
- For steak, enhance with black pepper and beef stock.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 420mg
- Fat: 23g
- Saturated Fat: 14g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
