Mushroom sauce - adventures in microwave

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
8 ounces Fresh mushrooms, cleaned
And sliced lengthwise.
2 tablespoons Butter or margarine
¼ cup All-purpose flour
1 cup Chicken or beef broth -
(Homemade, canned or from
Bullion cube)
1 cup Half-and-half
1 tablespoon Snipped parsley
¼ teaspoon Salt

Directions

1. Put mushrooms and butter into a 2-quart glass measuring pitcher.

Cover with plastic wrap. Cook in microwave oven 2 to 3 minutes at High, or until musrooms are tender; stir once.

2. Remove from oven. Blend flour into butter and cooked mushrooms.

Add broth gradually, stirring constantly. Cook uncovered in microwave oven 6 minutes at High; stir every minute.

3. Add half-and-half gradually to mushroom mixture, stirring constantly. Heat uncovered in microwave oven to serving temperature (about 2 minutes at High); stir once.

4. Remove from oven; stir in parsley and salt.

Yield: about 2-¾ cups.

SOURCE: Adventures in Microwave Cooking

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