[Recipe] Shiitake and Maitake Mushroom Sauce

Description

This fabulous mushroom sauce represents an incredible serving of shiitake and maitake mushroom -- which are both incredibly delicious. The gastronomic and nutritional value in these two mushrooms make them a wonderful addition to your lifestyle.  And thanks to Z Natural Foods, we have made these traditionally expensive and hard to find products easy and enjoyable for you to buy.

This fantastic recipe features a traditional mushroom gravy without the flour.  The secret to the tasty creaminess comes from our whole mushroom powders.

This recipe is so easy, it just takes:

1. Whisking the ingredients together and then
2. Stirring it occasionally on medium-low heat for about 20 minutes

Mushroom Sauce Ingredients:

1. ½ cup Maitake Powder
2. ½ cup Shiitake Powder
3. 1 tbsp garlic powder
4. 2 tsp onion powder
5. 2 cups of Broth
6. ¾ cup of water
7. 2 oz of white wine
8. 1 tsp vinegar
9. 1 Bay leaf
10. 3 tbsp cashew cream or grass-fed cream
11. 1 tbsp of grass-fed butter (optional)
12. 2 tbsp olive oil for the sauteed fresh mushrooms
13. 1 ½  tsp cinnamon
14. Salt and pepper
15. Sauteed mushrooms

Directions:

• Whisk all the ingredients together in a saucepan until blended.
• Add the sauteed mushrooms and  bring to a gentle boil on med heat
• Simmer gently for 20 minutes.
• Remove from the heat.

Personally, I like finishing this sauce with a “monter au beurre”. Basically that means you stir in 1 tbsp of grass-fed butter after the sauce has finished cooking. This adds a glossy, velvety texture which adds flavor, beauty and umami! The fat helps emulsify and bring the flavors together.

This can be served on anything that suits your fancy!

Yield: approximately 3 cups