Creole Sauce

Ingredients

• 1½ cup recipe below Brown Sauce
• 2 Tbsp butter
• 2 Tbsp onion, chopped
• 2 Tbsp green pepper, chopped
• ½ cup mushrooms, chopped
• 3 Tbsp tomatoes, chopped
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp paprika
• 1 tsp ketchup

Method

1. Cook the onion in the butter. Add the green pepper, mushrooms and tomato; stir and cook 2-3 minutes. Combine with the Brown Sauce. Season with the remaining ingredients and cook over low heat about 20 minutes.
2. Brown Sauce: Brown 2 tablespoons butter in a saucepan. Stir in 2 tablespoons flour and let brown lightly. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/8 teaspoon pepper and 2/3 cup water or stock, stirring and cooking. Gradually add another 1/3 cup water or stock. Stir and cook 5 minutes.

Notes

Rosauers recipe card SA-11 ("serve hot over steak"). Makes 2 cups.

Original card

The recipe above was transcribed from this scan of Vera’s original card.

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