Red Wine Mushroom Sauce

Dana and I love grilled steaks.  However, after a few steak dinners, it can get a little old.  The best way to spice up a steak dinner is to add a sauce to the steak.   There is nothing that compliments a great steak better than a nice mushroom sauce.  I came up with sauce after watching Dana saute up some mushrooms for her Marsala sauce.  I figured I could make a nice sauce using a similar method.  The sauce came out great and will now become a staple in the household.

Red Wine Mushroom Sauce

In a large skillet, melt the butter over medium heat.

Add the mushrooms, garlic and onions.

Cook, stirring frequently, until the mushrooms are tender and just start to brown, about 12 minutes. Don’t worry, the mushrooms will first release their liquid before the liquid is cooked out and the mushrooms fully cook.

Add the broth and red wine and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until the liquid is reduced by half, roughly 12 minutes.

Stir in the thyme, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.

Set aside and keep warm until your steaks are ready to serve.

Serve your steaks with the sauce over them.

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Red Wine Mushroom Sauce

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

20 mins

Total Time

30 mins

 

The perfect complement to a grilled steak.

Course: Sauce

Servings: 4

Author: Rex

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• two 8-ounce packages sliced mushrooms
• 4 cloves garlic minced
• 1/2 small onion minced
• 1/2 cup beef broth
• 1/2 cup red wine
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 2 tsp fresh parsley + extra for garnish
• Salt and fresh ground black pepper

Instructions

1. In a large skillet, melt the butter over medium heat.
2. Add the mushrooms, garlic and onions.
3. Cook, stirring frequently, until the mushrooms are tender and just start to brown, about 12 minutes.
4. Add the broth and red wine and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until the liquid is reduced by half, roughly 12 minutes.
5. Stir in the thyme, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
6. Set aside and keep warm.
7. After you cook up your steak serve it with the sauce over it.

This sauce is delicious and complements grilled steaks perfectly.  The best thing about this sauce is that it works great as a side too.