Hunter Sauce

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 slice bacon, minced
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1/2 lb mushroom, sliced
• 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 cup red wine
• 1 cup reduced-sodium beef broth
• 2 tablespoons creme fraiche or 2 tablespoons sour cream
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley

Recipe

• 1 saute bacon in 1 tablespoons olive oil until golden brown.
• 2 remove bacon to a bowl and saute onion in drippings until soft.
• 3 remove to bowl with bacon.
• 4 saute mushrooms in remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil.
• 5 return bacon and onions to skillet.
• 6 add tomato paste, thyme, salt, pepper, and paprika.
• 7 stir until tomato paste is dissolved.
• 8 add wine and reduce over medium heat for 5 minutes.
• 9 add beef broth and reduce over medium heat for 10 minutes.
• 10 stir in creme fraiche and parsley until heated through.
• 11 spoon over sauteed chicken breasts or veal/lamb scallopine.