Mushroom Madeira Wine Sauce


Source

Epicurious.com

Servings/Yield

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Ingredients

  • 1 ½ tablespoons butter
  • 6 ounces mushrooms
  • 1 shallot
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 1 sprig thyme
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 teaspoon tomato paste
  • 4 ounces madeira wine
  • 8 ounces beef broth
  • 5 ounces heavy cream
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 ½ teaspoons cornflour
  • 4 tablespoons water

Directions:

Melt the butter in a pan and add the mushrooms. Sauté the mushrooms for 5 minutes.

Chop the shallot coarsley. Cook the shallot, garlic, thyme, bay and pepper in the broth unlidded for 10 minutes. Strain and discard the vegetables. Return broth to pan and add the wine, tomato paste and mushrooms. Continue to cook for 5 minutes before adding the cream. Continue to gently simmer until a little thickened. Adjust to taste, adding a little salt or more pepper.

Stir the water into the cornflour to make a paste. Whisk into the sauce and cook gently until thickened.

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