Mushroom Sauce

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 15 grams (½ oz) butter
  • 1 onion, peeled and finely chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, peeled and crushed
  • 225 grams (8 oz) button mushrooms, wiped and sliced
  • 150 millilitres (about ½ cup) dry white wine
  • 150 millilitres crème fraîche
  • 1 Tablespoon parsley
  • 1 Tablespoon salt
  • 1 Tablespoon ground black pepper

Procedure

  1. Heat the oil and butter in a frying pan and add the onion. Cook the onion until softened, but not coloured.
  2. Add the garlic and the mushrooms to the pan.
  3. Cook for 3–4 minutes until the mushrooms are soft but have not released their juices.
  4. Add the wine and reduce by half.
  5. Stir in the crème fraîche and parsley, and heat through.
  6. Season to taste.