Mushroom Sauce For Croquettes Recipe - Cooking Index
4 tablespoons | 60ml | Butter |
1 tablespoon | 15ml | Finely grated onion |
1/2 lb | 227g / 8oz | Fresh mushrooms - cleaned, sliced thin |
1 | Ground nutmeg | |
4 tablespoons | 60ml | Flour |
1 cup | 237ml | Milk |
1 cup | 237ml | Light cream |
1/2 teaspoon | 2.5ml | Salt - or to taste |
1 | Black pepper |
Melt butter in a heavy saucepan over moderate heat, add onion, mushrooms, and nutmeg and stir-fry about 5 minutes or until mushrooms release their juices. Blend in flour.
Add milk and cream and heat, stirring constantly, until sauce is thickened and smooth. Reduce heat to low and let sauce mellow 3 to 5 minutes or until no raw floury taste remains. Season with salt and pepper and serve as a topping for "Chicken Croquettes With Mushroom Sauce" (recipe included in this collection) or other meats. Yields about 2 1/2 cups of mushroom sauce.
Source:
THE GRASS ROOTS COOKBOOK by Jean Anderson
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