Brown Mushroom Sauce
From Mrs. Beeton's household management (1907).
A historical recipe
Mrs. Beeton's household management, by Mrs. (Isabella Mary) Beeton (1907).
United Kingdom
Known as a British recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.
From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards. Printed in United Kingdom: that says where the book was made, not where the dish comes from.
Ingredients 3 ingredients
- a gill of the liquor
- a gill of sherry
- a gill of thin Kspa-nolr sauce
Cook safely
Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.
- Boiling water and steam. Turn pan handles inward, away from the edge of the hob. Lift lids away from you, and pour hot water away from your body: steam burns too.
- Sharp knives. Cut on a board that doesn't slip (a damp cloth under it helps), and curl the fingers of the hand that holds the food.
Method
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- Ingredients.
- -S pri-scrvcd mushrooms, \ a gill of the liquor, £ a gill of sherry, £ a gill of thin Kspa-nolr sauce.
- Method.
- — Chop the mushrooms finely, put them in a stewpan with the liquor and the sherry, cover the pan, and boil well.
- Add the Espagnole, boil up again, then season and serve.
- THE MUSHROOM (Fr.
- champignon).
- — This highly-esteemed fungus is found in all parts of the world, and is remarkable for the rapidity of its growth.
- The species, and its several varieties, most usually cultivated for table use is Agaricus campestris.
- For culinary purposes the mushroom is of much importance, and from it ketchup is prepared, which forms the basis of numerous sauces.
- There are some 500 species of British mushrooms, and of these many are more or less poisonous, as the Fly mushroom (Agaricus muscarius), which has a warted orange or scarlet cap, and possesses highly narcotic properties, causing delirium and death if eaten.
- Great care should be taken in gathering mushrooms to ensure that they are of the edible kind.
Plating
Cookware for this recipe
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Saucepan
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