Chef Jack's Swiss Brown Mushroom Sauce: The Cream Reduction That Makes It Restaurant-Quality

Chef Jack Ovens walks through his perfected creamy garlic mushroom sauce, built on Swiss brown mushrooms, sliced garlic, shallots, white wine, and full-fat cream reduced for 15 minutes. The sauce yields 2.5 cups and is versatile enough to serve over steak, chicken, vegetables, or pies. A straightforward recipe refined through years of experimentation.

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🧾 Ingredients

  • 12 tbsp clarified unsalted butter
  • 21 tsp olive oil
  • 34 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
  • 41 shallot, fine diced
  • 5300g Swiss brown mushrooms, thinly sliced
  • 62 tbsp white wine (Chardonnay or substitute vegetable/chicken stock)
  • 72 tbsp curly parsley, chopped
  • 81 tsp thyme, chopped
  • 9400ml full fat thickened cream
  • 10Salt and black pepper to taste
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