Creamy Mushroom Pepper Sauce

Champignon-Pfeffer-Sauce

If you love creamy pepper sauces, then you will love this mushroom pepper sauce. Not only is it fantastic served over steak, but you’ll want to put this creamy mushroom sauce on everything from chicken, to roasts, to spätzle to dumplings and baked potatoes. It’s a decadent yet simple sauce that you might just find yourself making again and again.

Elle Herbs carefully selected assortment of peppercorns

This sauce is made with Elle Herbs very special peppercorn mix, which comprises:

  • Black Rasavat peppercorns – an organic quality pepper from with an intense aroma, that is neither too spicy or too dominant. The perfect pepper!
  • Voatsiperifery red peppercorns — an especially rare wild pepper with a mild spiciness, which offers a warm, pine-like woody aroma with fruity lemony notes.
  • Malabar green peppercorns — very unique, intense and fresh fruity flavor.
  • Kampot red peppercorns — also a rare pepper with that offers a sweeter, fruitier flavour with nuances of eucalyptus and mint.
    What a combination and oh the possibilities!

Champignon-Pfeffer-Sauce Rezept mit Elle Herbs Pfeffermischung

Mushroom Pepper Sauce is versatile

Sauces like this are terrific because they are so incredibly versatile. Here are a few ideas on how to enjoy this mushroom pepper sauce

  • Steak — Just sprinkle with salt and pepper and cook to your taste, then lather in this sauce.
  • Baked potatoes or potato dumplings — why not, right?
  • Roasts – use as a sauce for roast chicken, turkey, or beef.
  • Schnitzel with Mushroom Sauce — well that’s a classic. So let it be a mushroom peppercorn sauce.

Creamy Mushroom Pepper Sauce

Champignon-Pfeffer-Sauce
Elle

Creamy Mushroom Pepper Sauce

4.58 from 14 votes
A simple, creamy mushroom peppercorn sauce that is perfect for topping grilled steaks, potatoes, dumplings and more!
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 2
Course: Sauce
Cuisine: American
Calories: 354

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 tablespoons butter
  • 5 Cremini mushrooms, thinly sliced
  • 1 tablespoon flour, sifted
  • 2 tablespoons brandy (or cognac)
  • 185 ml beef broth
  • 125 ml heavy cream
  • 2 teaspoons coarsely crushed whole peppercorns

Instructions
 

  1. Melt the butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and cook until golden brown - about 5 minutes. Sift one tablespoon flour over the mushrooms and stir to well-coated.
  2. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, add the brandy and simmer rapidly, over medium to medium-high heat, until it has mostly reduced and you can no longer smell the strong alcohol smell (about 1 min).
  3. Add the broth, bring to simmer and let it simmer rapidly for 3 minutes or until it reduces by a third.
  4. Turn heat down to medium. Add cream, pepper, and mushroom mixture and stir to combine. Simmer for 5 minutes, or until it thickens (do not let it boil rapidly).
  5. Taste the sauce, and season with salt to taste.

Nutrition

Calories: 354kcal

Notes

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8 Comments

    1. Thanks Jo for the feedback and the 5 stars! So glad you enjoyed this pepper sauce recipe so much!

  1. Thank You for the wonderfully simple , yet Tasty sauce recipe.

    I did substitute the alcohol listed in the recipe with Merlot Wine. Same amount as recipe. Turned out Great. Thanks !

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