Mushroom sauce can be creamy or made with stock and wine, served over pasta, meat or poultry. Sauteed mushrooms can be added to a white sauce with milk and butter, and can include bacon or Parmesan. Wine or broth-based sauces can be thickened with flour or cornstarch. Mushroom sauces can be used as condiments for pasta, steak, or chicken, or as gravies for cooked meat or poultry.
The mushroom sauce can have a creamy texture or it can be made with stock and perhaps some wine. The mushrooms used in this sauce can be sliced or diced depending on their size, variety, and the cook’s preference. Mushroom sauce is usually served over pasta, meat or poultry.
Sauteed mushrooms can be stirred into a white sauce, or roux, which is made with milk and butter plus flour as a thickener. This results in a creamy sauce that can even have some smoky flavor from the sauteed mushrooms. Additions to this basic creamy mushroom sauce can include cooked and chopped bacon. The sauteed mushroom mixture might also include chopped onions. Instead of bacon, Parmesan can be mixed into the mushroom sauce just before serving.
Some cooks like to add cooked vegetables to a creamy mushroom-based sauce and serve it over pasta. Leftover cooked chicken or beef could also be added. By placing this type of mixture in a roasting pan, you can make a casserole with mushroom sauce as a binding ingredient. Because a béchamel sauce can be made thin, medium, or thick depending on the amount of milk used, creamy mushroom sauces can have any texture. Medium mushroom sauces are usually best for casseroles.
Wine- or broth-based mushroom sauces are often much thinner than the creamy versions. After the mushrooms have been sautéed in oil or butter in a pan, the broth and/or wine is added. The heat is usually set to medium or a little higher to allow any browned mushroom chunks from the bottom of the pan to be lifted off while the cook is stirring the sauce. Flour or cornstarch can be stirred into the water first and then added to the simmering sauce in the pan to thicken.
Pepper and garlic are common flavorings to add to any type of mushroom sauce. Sometimes green peppers or other vegetables are also included. Mushroom sauces can be tasty condiments for stuffed pasta such as tortellini. They can also serve steak or chicken, especially if mashed potatoes or rice are used as a side. The combination of mushroom gravy and potatoes or rice can be delicious.
Another way to use mushroom sauces is to enhance the taste of cooked meat or chicken. In this way, the mushroom sauce acts as a gravy that can be poured over heated and cooked slices of poultry or meat. Again, rice or mashed potatoes make a tasty side dish. Another way to make leftovers though is to make open-faced sandwiches by placing heated chicken or meatloaf slices on top of the bread before pouring them over the mushroom gravy.
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