REQUEST: Mushroom sauce

[Guest guest]

Hi, guys,

 

My first request to the list, so I hope someone can help me out. I've been

searching out a recipe for a mushroom 'cream' sauce...a vegan cream sauce to

spoon over rice. My mom used to make something like this, and I wanted to make

some to take for lunch at work during the day (easy to store and heat). If

anyone knows of one, even if it's not a vegan sauce, I can probably substitute

soy milk, or tofu, etc...thanks!

 

 

 

Amanda

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to become as mediocre as possible. " ~~Margaret Mead

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[Guest guest]

I just made a " cheater " crab dip.

I pureed silken Mori-Nu light tofu with soy milk, lemon juice, veggie

Worcestershire sauce, and a couple of sweet red peppers to give it color.

I threw in horseradish, dried onion, scallions, sweet red & green peppers,

Old Bay, and black pepper.

Then for DH, I threw in a ton of fake crabmeat (surimi). He's faint if he

knew he'd eaten tofu, so don't tell him.

 

I mention this because mine, without the surimi, is going to be heated over

pasta for me. The silken tofu is rich enough to coat noodles or rice

beautifully.

 

What I'd do, if I were you, is take some mushrooms, and cook them down (WAY

down) to mush with some white wine or veggie broth and white onion. If

you're reconstituting some of the fun, dried mushrooms, boil down their

reconstituting liquid so as not to lose that flavor. Get them to release

all their liquid in the saute.

(White onion cooks into a mush, that adds intense flavor to things. You can

actually make this, freeze it in ice cube trays, and use it to flavor other

things.) I'd puree them with the tofu.

 

I'd add a veggie bouillon cube for salt, maybe some wonderful cracked black

pepper and some thyme. (Mushrooms and Thyme go well together.)

When it's done, I'd saute a few more mushrooms and onions and throw them in

for chunkiness. I like chunks. <G>

 

If you have nutritional yeast, add some for a cheesier flavor, with a dab of

yellow or Dijon mustard. I've done this and faked an Alfredo sauce.

I've also faked out people with pureed cottage cheese, tofu, parmesan,

nutritional yeast and a bouillon cube to make them a rich, healthier

Alfredo. But that's obviously not vegan.

..

Anywhere you'd use cream cheese or ricotta, try throwing in the tofu

instead. You might have to add a tbl of flour so it doesn't separate, but

big deal, right?

 

Good luck,

Christine