Bulgarian mushroom sauce

Bulgarian mushroom sauce

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A simple Bulgarian sauce: cooked mushrooms in salted water, a sauce thickened with a blond roux made from onions, sugar, and flour.

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Discover this delicious sauce made with mushrooms, which will add a touch of elegance to your meals.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Total45 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodsaucepan
  • Estimated cost$0.43 $0.11 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 14, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.21
  • $0.01
  • $0.05
  • $0.13
  • $0.03

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Wash and drain the mushrooms, finely chop them, and cook them in salted water until they are tender.
  2. Strain the broth.
  3. In a separate saucepan, make a blond roux by heating the oil, finely chopped onion, sugar, and flour together. ≈ 3 min
  4. Simmer it in the mushroom broth.
  5. Once the sauce comes to a boil, add the mushrooms and cook for another 15 minutes.

The bill

Bulgarian mushroom sauce

  • 1 onion$0.21
  • 2 tablespoons of sugar$0.01
  • 2 tablespoons of flour$0.05
  • 2 tablespoons of oil$0.13
  • salt$0.03

Total$0.43

that's $0.11 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 10 mushrooms
  • 1 onion
  • 2 tablespoons of sugar
  • 2 tablespoons of flour
  • 2 tablespoons of oil
  • salt

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