Authentic German Hunter Sauce Recipes

JAGER SAUCE (GERMAN HUNTER SAUCE)

Steps:

• Wash the mushrooms and slice them into 0.5 cm thick slices. Peel and finely chop the onion. Chop the parsley finely.
• In a frying pan heat up 1 tbsp butter/oil/lard. Fry the mushrooms until they start to brown. They should not start to "shrink" yet. Remove the mushrooms from the pan and set them aside.
• Using a further tbsp butter/oil/lard fry the onions. Add the tomato paste just when they begin to brown, and fry for a further minute. Deglaze with the vegetable stock/broth and cream.
• Add the mushrooms back in and season with salt and pepper to taste. Add the thyme, parsley and balsamic vinegar and cook the sauce until you achieve the desired consistency.
• If you like the sauce to be thicker, mix 1 tbsp of cornstarch with 2 tbsp of water. Add to the sauce. Bring the liquid back to a boil. If the sauce is too thick for your liking, you can add more vegetable broth or milk.

HUNTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Saute bacon in 1 tablespoons olive oil until golden brown.
• remove bacon to a bowl and saute onion in drippings until soft.
• remove to bowl with bacon.
• saute mushrooms in remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil.
• return bacon and onions to skillet.
• add tomato paste, thyme, salt, pepper, and paprika.
• stir until tomato paste is dissolved.
• add wine and reduce over medium heat for 5 minutes.
• add beef broth and reduce over medium heat for 10 minutes.
• stir in creme fraiche and parsley until heated through.
• spoon over sauteed chicken breasts or veal/pork scallopine.

HUNTER'S SAUCE WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Saute onions in butter until very tender.
• Add mushrooms and saute additional 2- 3 minutes.
• Add wine, simmer, and reduce by half.
• Add tomato puree and gravy and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Adjust seasoning to your taste with Maggi, salt and pepper.
• You can also add your favorite herbs to this sauce.