My favourite sauce to pair with my steak is a pepper sauce but occasionally, I opt for a creamy mushroom sauce. I made it for my mother-in-law the other day and she loved it so much that she asked for the recipe. So here I am madly typing away (before I forget!) so that she can make some for later.
Although it’s a great sauce for steak, it might also be useful for chicken and mushroom pies if you want to give that a go. My father-in-law recently got a pie maker and has been itching to try it. I’ll post an update once I’ve tried it.
Serves 6
Prep time 15 mins
Cook time 15 mins
Ingredients
50g butter
1/2 onion, minced
150g mushrooms (mince 50g and slice the remaining 100g)
120ml dry white wine
50ml water
120ml thickened cream
1 vegetable stock cube
20g plain flour
Salt and pepper to taste (approx. 1/2 tsp)
Melt the butter in a pan and sautee the onion and mushroom until softened. Stir in the dry white wine and let it simmer for a few minutes.
Meanwhile, I pre-cook the sliced mushrooms by microwaving it in a bowl with 50ml water. It doesn’t take long to cook – just 1 minute or so and it releases its juices out.
Add the sliced mushrooms, thickened cream and vegetable stock cube and let it simmer for a few minutes.
Gradually add in the flour, mixing vigorously so the sauce does not get lumps of flour in it. Let it thicken to desired consistency (to coat a spoon), season with salt and pepper and serve with your steak of choice.
Thermomix Adaptation (TM6)
Ingredients
50g butter
1/2 onion
150g mushrooms, sliced
120ml dry white wine
50ml water
120ml thickened cream
1 vegetable stock cube
20g plain flour
Salt and pepper to taste (approx. 1/2 tsp)
Place the onion and mushroom in mixing bowl and chop 20 sec / speed 5. Scrape down sides of mixing bowl.
Add the butter and sautee for 3 min / Varoma / stirring speed. Add the white wine and sautee for a further 3 min / Varoma / stirring speed.
Meanwhile, pre-cook the sliced mushrooms by microwaving it in a bowl with 50ml water. It doesn’t take long to cook – just 1 minute or so and it releases its juices out.
Add the sliced mushrooms, thickened cream, vegetable stock cube and flour and start Thicken / 100C (TM6 only).
Season with salt and pepper and serve with your steak of choice.