Making your own sauces?

arkonite_babe

Why don't you all post these wonderful recipes over on the Recipe Thread?? That way everyone can find them, and they won't get lost in a mass of other threads

evacymru

Mushroom sauce - my made up recipe. (I'm veggie so don't know how this would go with steak!)

1 tbsp Olive Oil
1 oz butter
I medium onion chopped
4oz button mushrooms (chestnut mushrooms have stronger flavour) sliced
1 tsp brown mustard
1 tsp tomato puree
1 tsp yeast extract
1 tsp dried thyme
1 tbsp cornflour or plain flour
Half a pint of water
2 tbsp double cream

1. Heat the Oil and Butter in a medium sized pan. Add the onion and mushrooms and fry until soft.
2. Add the flour and stir until you have a thick paste. Add the water a little at a time and stir continuously until you have a smooth paste.
3. Add the mustard, yeast extract and tomato puree and stir until dissolved. Stir in the thyme.
4. Simmer the sauce over a low hear for 1 to 2 minutes. Tast and season if necessary.
5. Stir in the cream and warm through but do not allow to boil.

I hope this helps.

Re: moving all these recipes to the recipe thread - perhaps someone with moderating powers could copy them across?

astep70uk

Tub creme fraiche or cream - or mixture of both
Splash brandy (optional)
Lots of freshly ground black pepper

After cooking steaks in pan, remove and keep warm.
Deglaze pan with brandy until bubbling
Add creme fraiche/cream
Add lots of freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
Simmer a little to reduce

Delicious!!

xlt_hunter

Thanks for the recipes above, had the most excellent HM lasagne to date

Lillibet_2

Sliming friendly alternative to any white sauce base :

Cook (tinned or frozen) sweetcorn & puree in blender adding the cooking water by the spoonful until it reaches the desired consistancy. Use as a white sauce base and add cheese/peppercorns/mushrooms/whitewine etc as desired.

HTH;)