French · Sauce · All year
Sauce Chasseur
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10m
Prep
25m
Cook
Easy
Level
160
Energy
"Hunter's sauce": mushrooms, shallots, white wine, tomato, and tarragon over a brown-sauce base — the classic partner for chicken and the reason chicken chasseur exists.
What you need
Ingredients
Servings
4
Before you start
Mise en place
Yield: About 400 ml
Equipment
Small saucepan
Whisk
Prep checklist
Cremini Mushrooms — sliced
Shallot — minced
Beef Stock — or espagnole if you have it
Tarragon — chopped
3 steps
Method
1
Brown the mushrooms hard in half the butter, 5–6 minutes; add shallots for 2 more.
7 min — timer available in cooking mode
2
Deglaze with the wine, scraping the pan, and reduce by half, 3 minutes.
3 min — timer available in cooking mode
3
Stir in tomato paste and stock; simmer 10 minutes to a loose sauce. Finish off-heat with the remaining butter and tarragon.
10 min — timer available in cooking mode
From the pass
Chef's notes
Taste before serving and adjust salt and acid — the last 30 seconds of seasoning matter more than any single ingredient.
Afterwards
Keep, reheat & pair
Storage
Airtight jar in the fridge, 3–5 days. Press plastic wrap onto the surface of starch-thickened sauces to stop a skin forming.
Freezing
Most sauces freeze 2–3 months; freeze in ice-cube trays for single portions. Emulsified butter/egg sauces don't freeze — they break on thawing.
Reheating
Reheat gently over low heat, whisking; butter- and egg-based sauces split when boiled. Loosen with a spoonful of warm water or stock.
Make ahead
Most sauces keep 3–5 days refrigerated and freeze in ice-cube trays for instant single portions. Emulsified butter sauces are best made within the hour.
Wine pairing
Follows the dish it dresses.
Beer pairing
Follows the dish it dresses.
On the plate
Serve it with
Sides
Seared chicken thighs (instant chicken chasseur)
Pork chops
A mound of mash
Garnish
A final swirl of butter or oil
Fresh herbs
Taste map
Flavour profile
Sweet
1
Salty
3
Sour
2
Bitter
0
Umami
4
Heat
0
Per serving
Nutrition
160
kcal
4g
protein
9g
carbs
10g
fat
3g
fiber
520mg
sodium
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