creamy shallot mushroom sauce

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27 Pinches
Riverside, WY
Updated on Jan 14, 2012

Great over a good ribeye (yum)

prep time 30 Min
cook time 30 Min
method Stove Top
yield 2 cups

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil, extra virgin
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1/4 cup shallots
  • 4 - cloves minced garlic
  • 1/4 cup sherry
  • 1/2 ounce each-dried morel,wild lobster,chanterelle mushrooms
  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 3 tablespoons water,cornstarch slurry

How To Make creamy shallot mushroom sauce

  • Step 1
    In a medium-sized saucepan, heat oil and butter on high heat. Add shallots, season with salt and pepper and caramelize. Add garlic and cook until aromatic. Add sherry and cook until liquid is almost evaporated. Add mushrooms and chicken broth, and cook for 5-6 minutes.
  • Step 2
    Add cream, cook for and additional 4-5 minutes until slightly thickened. Carefully strain liquid into another saucepan, return to high heat and add slurry, whisking constantly until thickened. Remove from heat and return mushrooms to sauce.
  • Step 3
    To Reconstitute: Soak driedmushrooms in lukewarm water for 30 min. to one hour. Rinse thoroughly when done. If cooking with soaking water, strain before using.

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Category: Gravies
Culture: American
Method: Stove Top

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