Creamy Mushroom Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1 shallot, minced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 1/2 lbs mixed sliced mushrooms
• 1/3 cup vodka or 1/3 cup wine, more to taste
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 chicken bouillon cube
• 1 cup boiled water
• 4 ounces soft unripened goat cheese
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 lemon
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 teaspoon mixed italian herbs, to taste

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepot, heat the butter gently on medium-low until melted and sauté the minced garlic and shallot until soft.
• 2 turn heat up to medium, add mushrooms and a couple pinches of salt to make them sweat, stir.
• 3 add the olive oil, continue stirring mushrooms until they're all soft and tender, adding more butter after a few minutes if desired.
• 4 squeeze lemon and put juice in with the mushrooms.
• 5 combine the hot water, bouillon cube and herbs, stirring until the bouillion is completely dissolved; add to mushrooms.
• 6 add heavy cream, goat cheese and vodka or wine, stirring until cheese is melted and sauce is well blended.
• 7 add salt and pepper to taste.
• 8 simmer until desired thickness; if stirring constantly on medium-high heat a half hour might do it. i simmered this for about an hour and a half on medium heat and stirred every once in awhile to prevent a skin from forming.
• 9 serve with a thicker pasta, like linguini or fettuccine, enjoy!