Coffee Mushroom Cream Sauce
Photo: Annabelle Breakey; Styling: Randy Mon
Time: 25 minutes, plus 3 hours to steep. Steep coffee beans in cream to make the base for an absolutely delicious sauce to go with roast chicken and egg noodles.
How to Make It
Step 1
1
In a medium saucepan, bring cream and coffee beans to a simmer over high heat. Remove from heat and let sit 3 hours, stirring occasionally.
Step 2
2
In a large frying pan, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add shallots and mushrooms and cook, stirring often, until browned and softened, about 10 minutes.
Step 3
3
Pour reserved cream through a strainer into pan with mushrooms; discard coffee beans. Simmer until cream is reduced slightly, about 10 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Step 4
4
Note: Nutritional analysis is per serving.
Ingredients
1 pt. whipping cream
1/2 cup coffee beans
3 tablespoons olive oil
3 shallots, sliced
1 pound button or cremini mushrooms, quartered
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper