Mushrooms in a Sour Cream Sauce
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Are you a mushroom lover? This recipe of Mushrooms in a Sour Cream Sauce is so easy and makes a flavorful little side dish. I guess it’s fairly common in Russian and Ukrainian cooking. We first tried it at my Mama-in-laws home in Cali and it’s been on our to-do list for about a year (yes, it’s a really long list).
You can use either button, cremini or baby bella mushrooms, or combine different kinds of mushrooms for a little extra flair. I like bellas because they are richer in flavor and meatier. This dish pairs really well with mashed potatoes.
Ingredients for Mushrooms in a Sour Cream:
1 lb mushrooms washed & dried (baby bella’s, cremini or button mushrooms)
1 medium or 2 small onions
3 Tbsp olive oil
3 Tbsp sour cream
Salt and Pepper to taste
Chopped green onion, optional for garnish
How to Make Mushrooms in a Sour Cream in 4 easy steps:
1. Finely chop your onions. Slice mushrooms into 1/4″ thick slices.
2. In a medium, non-stick pan, saute onions in 1-2 tbsp olive oil for a few minutes or until golden
3. In a separate, large pan, sauté sliced mushrooms in 1-2 Tbsp olive oil until soft.If mushrooms release a lot of juice, drain excess juice; leaving some juices behind. Baby Bella mushrooms don’t seem to get as juicy as buttons or cremini so we didn’t have to drain.
4. Combine mushrooms and onions. Add in 3 Tbsp sour cream and salt and pepper to taste.
Enjoy, Enjoy!
Mushrooms in a Sour Cream Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 lb mushrooms, baby bella's, cremini or button mushrooms
- 1 medium or 2 small onions
- 3 Tbsp olive oil
- 3 Tbsp sour cream
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- Chopped green onion, optional for garnish
Instructions
- Finely chop your onions. Cut mushrooms into 1/4" thick slices.
- In a medium, non-stick pan, saute onions in 1-2 Tbsp olive oil for a few min or until golden
- In a separate, large pan, sauté sliced mushrooms in 1-2 Tbsp olive oil until soft. Drain off excess juice if needed; leaving behind a small amount of juice.
- Combine mushrooms and onions. Add in 3 Tbsp sour cream and sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.
Natasha Kravchuk
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This sauce is a great alternative to
tomato sauce for cabbage rolls!
Delicious especially if you add a tsp of worchestershire sauce to it. Yummy.
Thanks for the tip, I’ll surely try that next time!
I added a bunch of kale and spinach, as well as a teaspoon of garlic powder, turned out amazing.
I’m so glad you enjoyed that, Abril!
As expected, 10 stars. I prepped the mushrooms, white button, and the onion as stated, then divided them, one batch was made as the recipe was written, and the other batch I used whipping cream in place of the sour cream. A sprinkle of corn starch was needed to thicken the whipping cream.
Final results, both are equally delicious, with the sour cream adding a slight tang to the taste, I have a picky eater here that does not like sour cream. I tasted both, and they are delicious!
Thank you, Natasha, for the great recipe.
Hi Lee, I’m so happy to hear that! Thank you for sharing your great review I’m so happy to know it was delicious both ways!
Hi Natasha, great sounding recipe, as always. I am going to make this tonight two ways, one with sour cream, one with heavy (whipping) cream (I have a picky eater here) and I will return here and let you know the results.
I look forward to your feedback Lee!
I’m fixing mine with Curry Rice!
mmm that sounds lovely! Thank you for sharing that with us, Judy!
wow i would love to eat mushroom if using mushroom mushroom will be very sweet, so great thank you
I hope you enjoy the recipe! Please let me know what you think!
I just made this and it was so delicious and very easy to make. I love your recipes. You have good instructions and ingredients without being needlessly complicated.
Whitney, thank you for the great review! I’m very happy to hear that you love my recipes :D.
Do you use 3 tbsp or 3 tsp of sour cream? Under ingredients it says tbsp but towards the end it says to mix in 3 tsp of sour cream.
Sorry, I didn’t catch that! It’s supposed to be 3 Tbsp, but you can add it to taste. Thanks for asking! 🙂
This is amazing. I used to make one with heavy whip and this is so much more healthy and so delish. Thanks Natasha. 🙂
You are welcome Oksana, I’m glad you like them. 🙂
Your pictures are awesome and they made me hungry! I can’t wait to try this recipe soon. Thanks for sharing and you have a new follower…. Can’t wait to see more of your recipes! Come by and say hi to me at www.agirlandherfood.com
xx Kat
Thank you Kat, and welcome to the site :).
Love this recipe!!! I make it same way as yours, me and my husband really enjoy em. Love your blog Natasha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you Lea 🙂
Yum! I love mushrooms in sour cream:). It reminds me of my childhood, when we would go mushroom foraging in our woods and then Mom would make the mushrooms in sour cream. Delicious!
Thank you Olga :).
I love mushrooms, can’t wait to try it. Thanks Natasha 🙂
I LOVE mushrooms! Unfortunately for me, my husband and kids despise them….sad story huh? So I almost never cook with them, but when we are at someones house and there is mushrooms on the table, that makes my day.
Oh man that is sad for you 🙁 … Have you tried sneaking them in to foods? 😉
Ah this is a classic!
My mama always had this on the zakusky table…except she always used a little soy sauce in the preparation instead of salt. Either way, these are delicious. Even my kids loved them.
I should try soy sauce. Thanks for the tip!
Ohh I love this dish 🙂 I make mine with white mushrooms. Beautiful presentation Natasha!!!
I think white mushrooms are the original mushrooms for this recipe 😉
Do you peel or wash your mushrooms??
Rinse and immediately dry with paper towels. No need to peel. I updated the recipe to include this.
I ove mushrooms! Gotta try this recipe 🙂 Thanks Natasha!
I too am a mushroom lover. Enjoy!
Wonderful recipe!
Those would be perfection on some toasted rustic bread, just like my mother’s mushroom cream toast.
http://maryamsculinarywonders.blogspot.com/2012/09/165-mushroom-cream-toast.html
Oh that does sound good over a crusty toast. Yum!
Amazing!!! Is this served hot or cold?
Hot or warm and it’s really easy to reheat 🙂