Creole Sauce

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 medium green bell pepper, seeded and thinly sliced
• 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup thinly sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1 cup brown stock
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 3 large tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1 pinch cayenne
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 2 tablespoons dry sherry

Recipe

• 1 melt the butter in a large heavy saucepan over medium heat.
• 2 add the pepper and onion and saute until transparent, about 4 to 5 minutes.
• 3 then add the mushrooms and saute 5 minutes longer.
• 4 stir in the stock, garlic, and tomatoes.
• 5 season with salt, pepper, and thyme and simmer over low heat for 20 minutes.
• 6 stir in the sherry and serve very hot.