I've shamelessly swiped this recipe, which originally came from Ruth Reichl's Comfort Me With Apples. I haven't actually made it but it looked so incredibley appetizing and I know that Cherie will love it.
INGREDIENTS
½ pound of thinly sliced mushrooms
½ stick of butter
1 small onion, diced
4 tbsp of flour
1 cup of beef broth (I used a couple of spoonfuls of liquid beef broth concentrate in a scant cup of water)
2 cups half and half (I only had whole milk and so used that. Turned out find)
salt
pepper
¼ tsp freshly grated nutmeg
1 bay leaf
PREPARATION
- Melt butter over medium heat in a heavy saucepan. When foam subsides, add onion and saute until golden.
- Add mushrooms and saute until brown.
- Stir in flour and then slowly whisk in broth. Add seasonings.
- Heat half and half (or milk) on the stove or in the microwave and slowly add to pot. Whisk again to ensure that everything is incorporated.
- Simmer on low for ten minutes (do not boil). Taste a few minutes in to see if the seasonings work for you and whether you think it needs a shot of brandy or sherry!
