- Sos myśliwski – this translates as Hunter’s sauce.
- I can understand the name if wild mushrooms are used but otherwise I do not know why it gets this name.
- Gherkins are used in the sauce and this addition verges on “magical”.
- I had never made this before but will now be making it often as it is so delicious.
Ingredients
- 2 slices of smoked bacon – chopped
- 100g of fresh mushrooms – sliced
- 2 large gherkins – chopped into cubes
- 2 tablespoons of butter
- 1 tablespoon of plain flour.
- 2 tablespoons of tomato purée
- 1 onion – chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic – chopped
- Large pinch of allspice
- 1 teaspoon of of ground paprika
- 1 teaspoon of hot ground paprika
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon of made mustard.
- 500ml of vegetable or chicken stock.
Method
- Melt the butter in a saucepan.
- Fry the mushrooms, onions and garlic.
- Add the bacon and fry together for a few minutes.
- Add the flour and stir and cook for a few minutes.
- To the stock add the tomato purée, allspice, both paprikas and mustard.
- Stir it all together.
- Slowly add this to the fried ingredients and stir whilst it thickens.
- Add the bay leaves and gherkins.
- Simmer for around 20 minutes till the ingredients soften.
- Serve the sauce hot with roast meats.
