Description
I used to visit the restaurant of a friend who was a chef. He made the best mushroom sauce for beef, but would not share his recipe. After trial and error, I think mine comes very close to his. This haute cuisine sauce makes everyday steaks or roasts into something a little more elegant. Serve atop grilled steaks, hamburger steaks, roasted beef or venison. Bon Appetite!
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 tablespoons shallot, minced
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic (Optional)
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
- 1 cup beef broth
- ⅓ cup red wine
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 bay leaf
- ¼ teaspoon chopped fresh thyme, or to taste
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons cold water
Instructions
- Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the garlic and shallot
- and cook until the shallot has softened and turned translucent
- about 3 minutes. Add the remaining 3 tablespoons of butter
- then stir in the mushrooms once the butter has melted. Cook and stir the mushrooms until they begin to soften
- about 5 minutes.
- Pour in the beef broth
- wine
- and Worcestershire sauce; season with the bay leaf and thyme
- and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Once simmering
- season to taste with salt and pepper
- reduce the heat to medium-low
- and continue to cook
- uncovered until the sauce reduces slightly
- about 30 minutes. Dissolve the cornstarch in the cold water
- and stir into the simmering sauce until thickened. Remove the bay leaf before serving.
Prep Time: 25 mins
Cook Time: 45 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
Servings: 4