Mushroom Sauce

An easy-to-make mushroom sauce, delicious with steak and chips.

Ingredients

• 500g slice white mushrooms

• 2 cloves garlic (minced)

• 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves

• 250ml thickened cream

• ½ cup chicken or vegetable stock

• 2 tbsps butter

• 2 ½ tbsps corn flour

• ½ cup water

• Salt and pepper to taste

Method

1. Heat butter along with a splash of olive oil in a pot on medium heat.

2. Once the butter has melted, add sliced mushrooms and cook until softened slightly.

3. Add garlic to the mushrooms, stir then simmer for 1 - 2 minutes.

4. Add stock followed by the thickened cream - pour the cream in slowly while softly stirring to ensure the cream doesn’t curdle.

5. Sprinkle in thyme folllwed by salt and pepper to taste.

6. In a small cup, mix corn flour with water and stir until the corn flour has dissolved.

7. Add the corn flour mixture to the mushroom sauce and stir for 1 - 2 minutes.

8. Let the mushroom sauce simmer for 10 minutes on low, stirring occasionally.

9. After 10 minutes, your mushroom sauce will be done and ready to serve!