Creamy Mushroom Sauce for Dusted Steak
Mushrooms are one of those ingredients that people either love or hate. I happen to be a lover, not a hater, which applies to every aspect of my life, not just mushrooms.
A really good creamy mushroom sauce can be used for a variety of dishes, and while the dishes themselves might seem very different, the sauce always starts with the same core cooking techniques. What’s amazing about creamy sauces like this one, is that you can add whatever flavor profiles you want! Sundried tomatoes, artichokes, spinach, whatever your heart desires you can try out different ways of creating the perfect topping/sauce for meats or pastas!
While this is a thicker sauce to cover a perfectly seared filet mignon (or any steak of your liking), this same sauce can be slightly tweaked to create a delicious creamy mushroom pasta or a creamy mushroom chicken dinner. You could even go as far as using this to create the base of a delightful mushroom bisque.
For this specific recipe I love to add Worcestershire and Dijon because they pair wonderfully with red meat, and I add just a bit of parmesan cheese for a pop. If I were making a pasta sauce I might skip the Worcestershire and Dijon and pile on the cheese for more of an Italian flare.
Whatever you do, when you’re working with mushrooms, garlic, and cream…you really and truly cannot go wrong. I promise you this sauce will impress all your guests, and it really is incredibly simple to throw together.
The one thing I will say is you need to have a little bit of patience for the sauce to cook down so it develops flavor and gets slightly thick so it doesn’t just fall off whatever it is you’re trying to put it on.
When I worked at a restaurant in New Zealand (yes I lived there for a while and it was as amazing as it sounds), but I met a chef that taught me a wonderful trick and I have used it for the rest of my life. He said that when you’re simmering a cream sauce (you should never have it on too high of a boil) you should wait until the bubbles get bigger and fewer and further between. When you first start simmering a thin liquid you will get a ton of tiny bubbles right next to each other rapidly bubbling, but as a sauce thickens to the consistency you really want you will see much larger bubbles like your sauce is blowing a bubble gum bubble, and there won’t be nearly as many. You can also put a wooden spoon into the sauce to see if the spoon is coated nicely with the sauce without it completely falling off.
Creamy Mushroom Sauce for Dusted Steak Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1-4 Filet Mignons (or any cut of steak you like)
- Dusted Seasoning
- 8 oz Baby Bella Mushrooms
- 1 shallot
- 3 large cloves of garlic
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme
- ½ cup beef broth
- ¾ cup heavy whipping cream
- 3 tablespoons fresh grated parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons butter and more to baste steak if preferred
- Salt and pepper to taste
Recipe Instructions
- Clean and dry mushrooms
- Take the steak out, generously Dust both sides using Dusted Seasoning and rub it in with extra virgin olive oil, and get to room temperature (about 30 minutes on the counter)
- Dice shallot and slice mushrooms and add both to a sauté pan with 2 tbsp of butter
- Cook on medium-high until soft and most liquid is absorbed, then add garlic using a garlic press and cook for another few minutes
- Add Worcestershire sauce and Dijon mustard, then cook for 1 minute
- Add beef broth and scrape any bits off the bottom of the pan, cook for 1 min
- Add cream, thyme, parmesan cheese, and salt and pepper to taste
- Turn heat down to medium and let simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. You will know it’s ready when it's thick enough to coat a spoon without dripping off.
- Set aside and get ready to cook your steak
- Heat a cast iron skillet on medium-high heat, and once slightly smoking add your steak to the pan
- Sear for 4 minutes on both sides, then add 4 tbsp of butter and herbs to the pan
- Baste your steak using a spoon for a few minutes, flipping the steak in between
- Take your steak out for 3 minutes and let it rest, then drizzle with the mushroom sauce and enjoy!
Recipe Video
This melt-in-your-mouth creamy mushroom sauce will elevate any steak you put on the table
