# Quick! Need a Mushroom recipe!
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-need-a-mushroom-recipe/455618
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [July 7, 2008, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-need-a-mushroom-recipe/455618 "2008-07-07T21:48:54Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2008, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-need-a-mushroom-recipe/455618/1 "2008-07-07T21:48:54Z")
I have mushrooms, merlot, butter, cream and a lot of other stuff…I want to saute the mushrooms in a wine sauce, but I have no clue what to do…any quick, off-the-cuff ideas on how to proceed? It’s the details of timing and order that always bog me down…
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### Author:  [@Cowgirl\_Jules](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cowgirl_Jules)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2008, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-need-a-mushroom-recipe/455618/2 "2008-07-07T21:55:25Z")
I usually saute the mushrooms in the butter, then take them out when they’re done to my liking.
Then dump some of the wine and maybe a little more butter into the pan, and cook it down until it’s at least half the quantity. Finish it off by heating some of the cream in it, and then pour it over the mushrooms.
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### Author:  [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2008, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-need-a-mushroom-recipe/455618/3 "2008-07-07T21:57:18Z")
I would pan sear some good steaks or chicken breasts and remove to a platter, then saute the mushrooms in the same pan, deglaze with the wine, season with salt and pepper, add some cream and pour over steaks. A little fresh herbage for garnish and bon appetit!
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### Author:  [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2008, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-need-a-mushroom-recipe/455618/4 "2008-07-07T22:23:05Z")
Excellent advice. The mushrooms are almost ready to be served…I’ll let you know how they taste later! Have I told you guys lately that I love this board?
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### Author:  [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2008, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-need-a-mushroom-recipe/455618/5 "2008-07-08T11:09:39Z")
They were great…did the wine reduction, then added a touch of cream…needed something more than salt and pepper in the seasoning department, but the porkchops were highly seasoned enough, so they were fine. Thanks again.
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### Author:  [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2008, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-need-a-mushroom-recipe/455618/6 "2008-07-08T13:01:21Z")
[QUOTE=Cowgirl Jules]
I usually saute the mushrooms in the butter, then take them out when they’re done to my liking.
Then dump some of the wine and maybe a little more butter into the pan, and cook it down until it’s at least half the quantity. Finish it off by heating some of the cream in it, and then pour it over the mushrooms.
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Which is pretty much the recipe for the sauce for chicken marsala.