Sauce Milanaise

Tomato sauce with mushrooms, ham and tongue

Category
Sauce
Cuisine
French
Serves
About 3 cups
Time
40 minutes
From
Phil Price

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A classical French sauce named for Milan, which is a very French thing to do. Sauce tomate with mushrooms, ham and tongue cut into fine julienne — served over pasta or a breaded veal cutlet.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 6 ounces mushrooms, cut into julienne
  • 3 ounces cooked ham, cut into julienne
  • 3 ounces cooked tongue, cut into julienne (optional)
  • 1/4 cup dry white wine
  • 3 cups Sauce Tomate (see Sauce Tomate)
  • 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan
  • Kosher salt and black pepper

Instructions

  1. Melt the butter in a wide pan over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms and cook until browned and dry, about 8 minutes.
  2. Add the ham and tongue and warm through for 2 minutes.
  3. Add the wine and reduce almost completely.
  4. Add the sauce tomate and simmer gently for 15 minutes.
  5. Stir in the Parmesan off the heat and season.

Notes

  • Leave out the tongue if it is not to hand; the ham carries it.