Mushroom Sauce - An Easy and Wonderful Autumn Treat

Step-by-step method

At a glance

You'll be building layers of flavor by gently simmering mushrooms with aromatics and spices, then enriching them with cream and thickening to your preferred consistency—the whole process takes about 40 minutes and requires some attention to prevent sticking, but the result is a luscious, versatile sauce that's perfect with potatoes, eggs, or your favorite comfort food sides. The trickiest part is getting the thickness just right with the starch mixture, so you might want to adjust gradually rather than adding it all at once.

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Fry the onion

Melt the lard in a pot and fry the finely chopped onion. Once it turns translucent, add the mushrooms, cut into pieces.

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Yellow Onion

500 gram
Mixed Fresh Mushrooms
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Season

Season with salt, pepper, and caraway seeds. Stir and cook over low heat. The mushrooms will release a bit of water, so keep an eye on them. If they aren't sticking to the pot, you don't need to add water at first.

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5 gram
Salt

5 gram
Black Pepper

5 gram
Caraway Seeds
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Watch out for sticking

If it looks like the mushrooms are starting to catch, add a splash (about a deciliter) of water. Once you add the water, cover the pot with a lid.

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Simmer under the lid

Simmer the mushrooms over low heat until tender, ideally for 15–20 minutes. Add a little more water if needed. Remove the lid and sprinkle in the sweet paprika. Stir well.

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5 gram
Sweet Ground Paprika
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Pour in the cream

Add both types of cream, stir, and let it simmer together for ten minutes.

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500 gram
12% Cooking Cream

200 gram
Whipping Cream 33%
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Thicken with starch

Mix the potato starch into cold water and pour it into the sauce. As a guide, use about one tablespoon of starch per 50 ml of water, adjusting the amount of starch and water as needed to reach the thickness you like best.

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15 gram
Potato Starch
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Heat through

Let it heat through for at least another five minutes, fine-tune the consistency, and serve with your favourite side and a hard-boiled egg. Our tip: don't be afraid to add your favourite herbs. A pinch of thyme, marjoram, or parsley will really bring out the flavour.

Mushroom Sauce - An Easy and Wonderful Autumn Treat

Name: Creamy Autumn Mushroom Sauce
Cook time: 53 min
Total time: 53 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Czech
Ingredients: 15 gram Potato Starch; 500 gram Mixed Fresh Mushrooms; 500 gram 12% Cooking Cream; 5 gram Black Pepper; 5 gram Salt; 5 gram Caraway Seeds; 1 piece Yellow Onion; 200 gram Whipping Cream 33%; 5 gram Sweet Ground Paprika

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Prep — Cook 53 min

9 Ingredients

7 Steps

Medium Difficulty

Ingredients — what you'll need

You only need 9 ingredients

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15 gram
Potato Starch
500 gram
Mixed Fresh Mushrooms
500 gram
12% Cooking Cream
5 gram
Black Pepper
5 gram
Salt
5 gram
Caraway Seeds
1 piece
Yellow Onion
200 gram
Whipping Cream 33%
5 gram
Sweet Ground Paprika

What's in it?

412 kcal

Calories

22 g

Carbohydrates

35 g

Fats

9 g

Proteins

The nutritional information is an estimate and may vary based on the specific ingredients used.

About this recipe

Mushroom sauce is one of the best-known and tastiest mushroom dishes out there. There are countless recipes for it, and everyone makes it their own way. This is how I make mine, several times each season. How do you like your mushroom sauce? With potatoes and a hard-boiled egg, like we do, or with dumplings, a piece of beef, or pasta? Everyone has their own way, with their favourite combinations and flavours. Mushroom sauce is also delicious with bacon dumplings or a piece of fresh, crusty baguette.

Gluten-free Vegetarian Main Course Czech Comfort food

Step-by-step method

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Fry the onion

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Season

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Watch out for sticking

Mushroom Sauce - An Easy and Wonderful Autumn Treat

Ingredients — what you'll need

What's in it?

About this recipe