Here’s a simple and flavorful Mushroom Sauce 🍄 — perfect for pasta, steak, chicken, or mashed potatoes.
Ingredients (Serves 4)
- 2 tbsp butter or olive oil
- 1 small onion or shallot, finely chopped
- 2–3 cloves garlic, minced
- 10 oz (280g) mushrooms, sliced (button, cremini, or your choice)
- 1 tsp fresh thyme or ½ tsp dried thyme
- ½ cup heavy cream or sour cream (for creamier sauce)
- ½ cup chicken or vegetable broth
- Salt & black pepper, to taste
- Optional: 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce or soy sauce for extra depth
- Optional garnish: fresh parsley
Instructions
- Sauté aromatics
- Heat butter or oil in a skillet over medium heat.
- Add onion or shallot and cook 3–4 minutes until softened.
- Add garlic and cook 30 seconds until fragrant.
- Cook mushrooms
- Add mushrooms and thyme.
- Cook 5–7 minutes until mushrooms release their moisture and begin to brown.
- Add liquids
- Pour in broth and simmer 2–3 minutes.
- Stir in cream (or sour cream) and cook 2–3 minutes until sauce thickens.
- Season & serve
- Add salt, pepper, and optional Worcestershire or soy sauce.
- Serve over pasta, chicken, steak, or mashed potatoes.
- Garnish with fresh parsley if desired.
Tips
- Extra depth: Deglaze the pan with a splash of white wine before adding broth.
- Thicker sauce: Simmer a few extra minutes, or mix 1 tsp cornstarch with water and stir in.
- Vegan option: Use olive oil and coconut cream or cashew cream instead of butter and heavy cream.
If you want, I can give a quick one-pan creamy mushroom sauce recipe that’s ready in under 15 minutes 😄
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