Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 1 medium sized onion, finely diced
• 1 tablespoon chicken stock powder or 2 crumbled chicken stock cubes
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 500 g button mushrooms, halved .or quartered with stems removed
• 1 tablespoon olive oil, extra only if required
• salt
• pepper
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 teaspoons cornflour (US cornstarch)

Instructions

1. Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan over medium heat.

2. Add the garlic and onion -stir until the onion has softened. Add the stock powder and dried basil. This should take roughly 3 minutes.

3. Add the cut mushrooms and continue to cook for another minute. Add the extra oil if required to moisten the mushrooms. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

4. Mix the cornflour with a little water in your measuring cup. Add more water to bring to the 1/4 cup measurement of water. Mix and add over the mushrooms. You can use cream or evaporated milk in place of the water if you wish.

5. Continue to cook and stir until done to your liking. I prefer to keep my mushrooms chunky.

6. Serve over toast, steak or chicken.