Creamy mushroom sauce
- Prepare
- less than 30 mins
- Cook
- 10 to 30 mins
- Serve
- Serves 2–4
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
- 15g/½oz butter
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 garlic clove, 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 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
This 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. Serve alongside grilled meats, such as pork, chicken and steak. Or try it as an easy starter served on top of toasted sourdough with a few slices of crisp streaky bacon or pancetta.
Any mushrooms will work in this recipe, just chop any larger mushrooms into bite-size pieces.
If you prefer, double cream or soured cream can be used instead of crème fraîche. Bear in mind that double cream is liable to split if cooked over a high heat, so reduce the heat before stirring into the sauce.
