Patricio’s Mushroom sauce 

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I love a good mushroom sauce, it’s great with steak, wiener shnitchell and many other things.

Ingredients
2 tbls Olive oil
3 small Shallots (or 1 Onion) finely diced
1 Garlic clove finely diced
150 ml of White wine or Brandy, Cognac
20 ml Sherry Vinegar
250 grams Button, White or chestnut Mushrooms
1 Chicken Stock cube or pot
Small fist  of fresh Parsley or 1 tbls of dried parsley
75ml double cream or Creme fraiche
Salt and pepper for seasoning.


How to make
Place the Olive oil into a deep frying pan at a medium to high heat

Add the Shallots or onion, Cook 3 minutes until softening but not burnt.

Add the Garlic cook for 30 seconds more

Add chopped or sliced Mushrooms, depends how you like them, Cook 5 minutes until softened then add the sherry vinegar.

Season the dish with pepper and salt.

Pour a glass of Wine or Brandy to drink 

 Pour Wine or Brandy into the frying pan, cook for 3 minutes to cook off the alcohol then add the Chicken Stock cube.

Put in the parsley and pour the cream/Creme Fraiche

Cook 1 minute add more seasoning if required and serve on top of your delicious steak.





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