Mushroom Sauce Recipe

I love either onions or mushrooms on my steak and have tried many recipes to see which I like the best. This mushroom sauce recipe is quite rich and definitely not your usual one. You will never use packet sauce mixes once you have tried home made ones.

INGREDIENTS:

25g dried porcini mushrooms
1 1/2 cups boiling water
1 small leek - chopped finely
3 cloves garlic - chopped finely (can use bottled crushed garlic)
25g butter
1/2 cup wine - either red or white
4 field mushrooms - sliced
1 cup cream
sea salt and cracked black pepper to taste
olive oil

Method:

Soak porcini mushrooms in the boiling water for about 10 - 12 minutes.
Fry the leek and garlic in butter until soft. Add the wine, porcinis, liquid from the soaking and salt. Bring to the boil and simmer for 4 - 5 minutes.
On a heated grill, drizzle some olive oil over the field mushrooms and cook for several minutes or until soft. Add them to the sauce mixture. Add cream and simmer until it has reduced to a thickened consistency.
Grill your prefered steaks then top with the mushroom sauce.
You should always let any meat you cook, sit for several minutes before serving. I always cover my meat with alfoil and let it rest before dishing up.