SHIITAKE AND WINE SAUCE

Shiitake and Wine Sauce image

Provided by dicentra

Categories Sauces

Time 20m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

3 1/2 ounces shiitake mushrooms
2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
1/4 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup dry vermouth or 1/2 cup dry white wine
1/2 cup heavy cream (whipping)
1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh tarragon or 1/4 teaspoon dried tarragon, crushed
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

Steps:

Remove stems from Shiitake Mushrooms (use in stews, to flavor broths, etc.); slice caps; set aside. In a small saucepan melt butter.
Add onion; cook and stir for 3 minutes. Add mushrooms; cook and stir until onion is tender, about 2 minutes.
Stir in vermouth, cream, tarragon, salt and black pepper; bring to a boil; boil until sauce is reduced to 1 cup, 4 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Serve over chicken, fish, veal, and vegetables or in baked potatoes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 191.3, Fat 16.9, SaturatedFat 10.5, Cholesterol 56, Sodium 138.9, Carbohydrate 4.4, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 1.3, Protein 1.4