This very easy, very quick and very delicious mushroom sauce changed my life, completely.
Okay that’s a total exaggeration, but well, at least I no longer have to go and buy those pre-made sauces for steaks (God knows what’s in there). I can make this sauce myself, at the comfort of my own home, with pantry ingredients (okay you probably need to grab the mushrooms and milk/cream from the market, but yea you get the idea, right?) And the sauce tastes so good, so spoon-licking good that I can’t stop eating it right out from the pot (even before I started cooking my steaks).
So yea, in a way you can say that this sauce is revolutionary. 😉
The version in the photos was made with milk, thickened with cornflour – so it’s a little viscous but still liquidy. If all cream (no cornflour is needed) is used, not only will it be more viscous, the taste will also be richer and creamier. I think it depends on how creamy you like it.
Nonetheless, I love how easy it is and it can be made ahead and kept warm or re-heated up when needed. So give it a try, and let me know if you like it as much as I do! 🙂
Start off by heating some butter and olive oil in a small pot.
Add in minced garlic and fry until lightly golden and fragrant.
Add in the sliced mushrooms.
Fry until the mushrooms have softened, shrank in size and have released the mushroom juices.
Add in milk.
Dissolve cornflour into more milk.
Add in the cornflour-milk mixture.
Cook until the sauce has thickened and season well with salt and black pepper.
Serve over piping hot steaks and serve with some creamy potato-carrot mash!
I’m submitting this to Bizzy Bake’s Recipe Box #20!
15-Minute Mushroom Sauce Without Cream
INGREDIENTS
- ½ tablespoon butter, salted or unsalted
- ½ tablespoon olive oil
- 1 clove garlic, minced / finely chopped
- 100 grams button mushrooms, sliced thinly
- 100 ml milk
- ½ tablespoon cornstarch
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
INSTRUCTIONS
- Heat oil and butter in a pot over medium heat until the butter has melted. Add in the garlic and stir constantly for 1 minute until fragrant. Add in the sliced mushrooms and stir-fry until the mushrooms are lightly browned and have reduced in size - about 5 minutes.
- Add in 75 ml of the milk and bring to a boil, then turn down the heat and simmer for another 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Dissolve the corn flour in the remaining milk and drizzle it into the sauce, simmering for another 2 minutes or until the sauce has thickened. Season with salt and black pepper to taste.
- Serve immediately over the cooked steaks. If not, cover and heat up when needed.
NOTES
- If you do have cream available, you can substitute milk with cream. Omit the cornflour.
- Adapted from Wholesome Cook's Best Creamy Mushroom Sauce
Nutrition
Latha says
Can I use coconut milk instead of cream?
Jasline (FoodieBaker) says
Hi Latha I’ve not tried using coconut milk, but I imagined that it will have a coconut-y flavour, not sure if that’s a flavour you don’t mind having in your sauce.
Joseph says
Can I have the recipe with the amount of ingredients?
Jasline N. says
Hi Joseph, recipe is at the end of the post.
Jai McClay says
Tried this sauce at the weekend over some chicken, I hate mushrooms but this sauce has changed my mind! It’s so simple and so tasty. Is it suitable for freezing?
Jasline N. says
Hi Jai, glad you like this sauce 🙂 I don’t recommend freezing because of the cornstarch, not sure how it will affect the sauce when it thaws.
Siphokazi Lobishe says
Hi
Can I use ordinary flour if I don’t have cornflour?
Jasline N. says
Hi, if you are using ordinary flour (I assume plain flour), it is better to make a roux with flour and butter before mixing into the sauce. Otherwise it may not thicken properly.
You may Google “roux recipe” as I don’t have one on the blog.
Alternatively you can try other starch thickeners like potato or arrowroot starch. 🙂
Michelle Sze says
may i know if i can do a big batch and keep it in the fridge for future use?
Lucile says
Thanks for sharing your yummy reciepe.
Jasline N. says
Hi Lucile, you are most welcome! 🙂
rita says
amazing sauce… made it for dinner tonight and everyone love it. thank you for sharing
Jasline N. says
Thank you Rita, for trying the sauce and letting me know you guys love it! Have a great day!
John says
Love your recipe.. My daughter is soo excited.. Thanks a lot..
Jasline N. says
Thank you John! I’m so happy you love the recipe, have an awesome week ahead!
RecipeTin (@Recipe_Tin) says
Steak is always better with sauce. I love this!
Jamil says
Tried this. Added some finely chopped red onions. Instead of milk/cream, I used yogurt and a pinch of cornflour. Turned out great. Thanks for this simple recipe
Vidya, Singapore says
Hi Jasline, thank you so much for posting this recipe. I wanted to make a mushroom sauce for dinner tonight and forget the cream on my shopping list. I am so happy to see I can make a mushroom sauce with milk instead. Going to try it out now for dinner. Wish me the best. Regards, Vidya, Singapore.
Jasline N. says
Hi Vidya, I really hope you’d like the mushroom sauce! It won’t be as good as the cream one but in a pinch it should work!
jo says
just letting yo know that i threw this together for dinner today and it’s delicious!! 🙂
Jasline N. says
Hi Jo! I’m glad you like it! 🙂
Allirra says
Can i just use cream !
Jasline N. says
Of course you can use cream. 🙂 Replace the milk with an equal amount of cream and omit the cornstarch.
Anonymous says
Great easy recipe, the only thing I did different was used whipped cream instead of milk. 🙂
safifer says
Reblogged this on A Single Serving and commented:
Quick and easy!
safifer says
Looks great and easy to adapt for single-serving cooking too! Thanks!
wagyu | tourist says
[…] Surf and turf! Part of yesterday’s haul: the cute lil pan, the half priced steak, crisp greens and vine tomatoes. mushroom sauce recipe here […]
Sibella at bakingwithsibella.com says
Great recipe, almost identical to how I make it, except I use cream instead of milk and add some white wine. Yum! 🙂
Bluejellybeans says
It looks and sounds great 🙂 I think I’m going to try it with cream. Thanks for sharing!
kitchen flavours says
Oh yum! I could eat it with bread! Love mushroom sauce!
ChgoJohn says
A good mushroom sauce is a great accompaniment for steak. Being able to prepare yours in 15 minutes makes it just about perfect. I’ll definitely give this a try.
Mich - Piece of Cake says
Looks delicious!
Barbara Bamber | justasmidgen says
You had me imagining pouring it “piping hot” over my own steaks! I wish!, this is a great “go to” recipe! Thanks!
rsmacaalay says
I am addicted to that sauce you know, when its available I try to use them in anyway I can. On rice, on meats, on vegetables, etc
xTina says
i love mushroom sauce but always find it troublesome to DIY but urs seems manageable! definitely will save this up and try soon.. =P
yummychunklet says
What a tasty and quick sauce!
Choc Chip Uru says
This sauce looks heavenly 🙂
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
apuginthekitchen says
Love mushrooms and mushroom gravy, this is so easy it is one of those ah-ha moments, why didn’t I think of this before!!!
Stephanie @ I really take the cake says
This looks really great and I think it would fit perfectly with dumplings, too! Thanks for the recipe.
Villy says
First! (lame, sorry…) 🙂
I really like mushroom sauce, I think also on chicken I would love it!