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Cooking:three recipes for homemade sauces to accompany rice

The mushroom sauce

Fry a shallot in a knob of butter, then add one or two cloves of finely minced garlic. Still over medium heat, add about 500 g of mushrooms, and stir well. Cook until the mushrooms reduce and the water evaporates. Then, little by little, add a glass of dry white wine and bring to the boil. Over low heat, add 20 cl of light liquid cream. Watch the cooking carefully, when the mixture has thickened enough, remove from the heat. Salt and pepper to your liking. Finally, add some parsley. Cover the rice with this delicious recipe for mushroom sauce, which is the perfect accompaniment to white meat.

The olive sauce

The olive sauce recipe is quick and easy to cook. It is prepared with peeled tomatoes and requires few ingredients, while bringing a unique taste to white rice. Take a skillet, sauté in two tablespoons of olive oil, a thinly sliced ​​white onion, a diced red pepper. Then add the peeled tomatoes and a small jar of tomato puree. Add two cloves of finely chopped garlic and about fifteen pitted olives, cut into rings. Finally, flavor the sauce with basil. Salt and pepper to your liking. Enjoy this sauce with fragrant white rice, and enhance your dish with chicken or merguez skewers.

The sorrel sauce

Dice two shallots. Brown them in a knob of soft butter. Lower the heat to make sure you don't overcook the butter. Then add a glass of dry white wine and a nice bouquet of sorrel. Mix, while observing the cooking. Let reduce and add a tablespoon of water. Finally, add 20 cl of light liquid cream. Let thicken for a few minutes. To perfect the sorrel sauce, blend the resulting mixture. The sorrel sauce is a great classic to perfectly accompany fish and especially salmon. This easy-to-make sauce is also great for coating rice.