Bacon Mushroom Sauce

INGREDIENTS

• 6 strips bacon or 4 oz pancetta, chopped
• 1 T olive oil
• 1 C mushrooms, sliced
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• fresh thyme (bunch)
• 2 T flour
• 1 C cream
• 1 T Demi-glace

PREPARATION

1. Cook bacon or pancetta at medium heat for about 3 min.
2. Add 1 T olive oil, mushrooms, garlic and thyme to the pan.
3. Cook on medium heat for about 5 min, stirring, until mushrooms soften and release juices. Sprinkle 2 T flour all over the mushrooms, and stir the flour in on medium heat.
4. Add cream and demi-glace and raise the heat to bring to boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to low.  Remove thyme.