Creamy Mushroom Sauce over Pasta (Pressure Cooker Style)
The beauty of owning a pressure cooker, is that you can reduce the cooking time for most any recipe by 75%. This creamy mushroom sauce took 30 minutes to cook in a pressure cooker. It uses a blend of cremini, shiitake and portobello mushrooms, which are simmered with broth, herbs, wine. The finishing touch is freshly grated Parmesan cheese and heavy cream. We thought this recipe was really flavorful, and could be made totally vegetarian by using vegetable broth.
1tablespoonfresh thymeminced or 1 1/2 teaspoons dried
1 1/4cupslow-sodium chicken broth
1/4cupdry sherry
10ouncesshiitake mushroomsstemmed and sliced thin
10ouncescremini mushroomsstemmed and slice thin
10ouncesportobello mushroom capsgills removed, caps halved and sliced thin
1/2cupheavy cream
1ounceParmesan cheesegrated (1/2-cup)
2tablespoonsfresh parsleyminced
Instructions
Heat oil in pressure-cooker pot over medium heat until shimmering.
Add onion and 1/2 teaspoon salt and cook until softened, about 5 minutes.
Stir in flour, garlic and thyme and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
Whisk in broth and sherry, scraping up any browned bits.
Stir in mushrooms.
Lock pressure-cooker lid in place and bring to high pressure over medium-high heat. As soon as pot reaches high pressure, reduce heat to medium-low and cook for 25 minutes, adjusting heat as needed to maintain high pressure.
Remove pot from heat. Quick release pressure, then carefully remove lid, allowing steam to escape away from you.
Before serving stir in cream and simmer sauce over medium high heat until thickened, about 5 minutes.