Mushroom and Bacon Sauce

We make a lot of these sorts of sauces to go over steak and chicken breasts. I just haven't written them down before now. This amount of sauce could probably serve 4 normal people, but we are piggies and it's enough for the two of us. We sort of think of it as another side dish;-)

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 2-4

Ingredients

• 1  tablespoon  oil
• 1  small onion, finely chopped
• 2  cloves garlic, minced
• 2  slices bacon, diced
• 1  cup  sliced mushrooms
• 2  tablespoons dry sherry
• 2  teaspoons lemon juice
• 1  tablespoon tomato paste
• 1  teaspoon  chicken stock powder
• 1  cup  cream (I always use light)
•  fresh ground black pepper
• 1  tablespoon  chopped fresh parsley
• 1  tablespoon  chopped fresh thyme or 1  teaspoon dried thyme

Directions

1. Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat, add the onion, garlic, bacon and mushrooms, and cook until the onion is well softened-about 8 minutes.
2. Add the sherry, and allow it to reduce a little.
3. Add the lemon juice, paste, stock powder, and cream.
4. Cook for about 5 minutes more or until reduced to a nice sauce consistency.
5. Season to taste with pepper and stir through the herbs.
6. Serve over steak or chicken breast.