Green Beans in a Creamy Mushroom Sauce
Steamed green beans covered in a creamy mushroom sauce made with both fresh cremini mushrooms and dried porcini mushrooms for maximum mushroom flavor.
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Ingredients:
| 1 ounce | dried porcini mushrooms |
| 1/2 cup | boiling water |
| 2 tablespoons | butter |
| 1 | small onion, diced |
| 8 ounces | cremini mushrooms, sliced |
| 2 cloves | garlic, chopped |
| 1 teaspoon | thyme, chopped |
| 1/2 cup | heavy cream |
| 1/2 cup | parmigiano reggiano, grated |
| salt and pepper to taste | |
| 1 | handful parsley, chopped |
| 1 pound | green beans |
Directions:
Soak the dried porcini mushrooms in the water for 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, melt the butter in a pan over medium heat.
Add the onions and saute until tender, about 4-6 minutes.
Add the garlic and thyme and saute until fragrant, about a minutes.
Add the cremini mushrooms and saute until the start to caramelized and turn golden brown, about 10-15 minutes.
Add the porcini mushrooms and the water they were soaking in to the pan and simmer at medium-high until reduced by half, about 10 minutes.
Add the cream and parmigiano reggiano, season with salt and pepper and simmer until it thickens, about 2-4 minutes.
Meanwhile steam the green beans.
Remove the mushrooms from the heat and mix in the parsley.
Serve the green beans covered in the mushroom sauce.
Source: closetcooking.com
