Le Ruth's Vienne Sauce

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 4 cups cream
• 6 green onions, minced
• 4 large mushrooms, sliced
• 1/2 cup butter (no substitutions)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/4 cup wine (chardonnay or pinot grigio is wonderful, but whatever you have is fine)
• 1 egg yolk, beaten lightly

Recipe

• 1 pour cream into a saucepan, place on low heat and reduce by a third.
• 2 while the cream is reducing, melt butter in a small skillet and cook onions and mushrooms; season with salt and peppers.
• 3 cook on medium high heat for about ten minutes, stirring frequently.
• 4 add wine and reduced cream; bring to a boil.
• 5 remove from heat and allow to cool briefly.
• 6 whisk in yolk and return to the boil, stirring constantly.
• 7 remove immediately from heat and serve.