How To Make Wild Mushroom Sauce

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  • Difficulty easy
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Ingredients

  • 10 g unsalted butter
  • 2 x shallots finely sliced
  • 2 x cloves garlic crushed
  • A few thyme leaves
  • 150 g chestnut mushrooms
  • 150 g Seasonal Wild mushrooms (eg; chanterelle, girolle or oyster)
  • 10 g porcini mushroom soaked in a little hot water
  • 150 ml dry white wine
  • 250 ml rich chicken stock
  • 300 ml whipping cream
  • Squeeze of lemon juice
  • Sea salt & ground white pepper to taste
  • Snipped chives
  1. Sauté the mushrooms in 5g of foaming butter until tender & all the juices evaporate then keep to one side
  2. In the same pan soften the shallots & garlic in remaining butter
  3. Add wine, juice from the Porcini making sure you discard any grit left in the bottom of the bowl & thyme to the shallot pan then reduce by 70%
  4. Add the chicken stock and reduce by 70%
  5. Add the cream & simmer gently for 15 minutes then fold through the mushrooms
  6. Check seasoning & finish with a squeeze of lemon & freshly snipped chives

To serve

  • This sauce goes perfect with so many dishes, my favourite being with wilted spinach & grilled free-range chicken supreme.

wild mushroom sauce recipe ingredients