Mushroom and White Wine Sauce

Name: Mushroom and White Wine Sauce
Ingredients: 1 pint/570 ml dry white wine; 2 medium onions, skinned and finely chopped; 2 oz/56 g butter; 8 oz/225 g mushrooms, wiped and sliced; 2 rounded tbsp flour; 1 pint/570 ml milk; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; Freshly grated nutmeg; Finely chopped parsley to garnish

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Claire Macdonald Cookbook

By Claire Macdonald

Published 1997

About

This is good with all fish, chicken and pork, whether grilled or baked. As with so many sauces, it ‘dresses up’ the main course.

Ingredients

1 pint/570 ml dry white wine
2 medium onions, skinned and finely chopped

Main course
Sauce
Vegetarian
Summer

Method

Put the wine and onions into a saucepan over a moderate heat, and simmer, uncovered, until the wine has reduced by about three-quarters and the onions are very soft.

Melt the butter in another saucepan and add the sliced mushrooms. Stir in the flour and cook for a couple of minutes. Gradually add the milk, stirring continuously until the sauce boils.

Stir in the salt, pepper and