Order This Sauce At Texas Roadhouse To Upgrade Any Steak
We don't need an excuse to sit down for a delectable, affordable steak dinner at Texas Roadhouse — it's America's top casual restaurant. That doesn't mean, however, that we aren't game for the occasional menu hack at le Roadhouse. We've discussed a four-word seasoning request hack that can take just about any menu item over the top; now, we're fully sat for an add-on that will bring warmth and savor to those delicious, perfectly-seasoned steaks we already love so much. All you have to do is order a side of the chain's scrumptious portobello mushroom sauce.
The typical application of Texas Roadhouse's portobello mushroom sauce is starring in its Portobello Mushroom Chicken entrée, in which a grilled boneless chicken breast is smothered in both this sauce and a melange of melted cheeses. It's pretty darn tasty on that dish, but we couldn't help but imagine the possibilities for covering a steak in the mushroom sauce. After all, steak and mushrooms are such a natural marriage that we are constantly jonesing for copycat steakhouse mushrooms drowned in butter.
The menu at Texas Roadhouse is super customizable, and servers are trained to help you get just the meal you want. Not only does the long list of side dishes ensure that you can turn the dials to make your meal as light or as filling as you prefer, but all the sauces and toppings for various main dishes can be ordered à la carte. The portobello mushroom sauce normally belongs to the chicken dish, but your server will be happy to make sure you get a side order with any of your steaks.
What's in that delicious sauce?
Restaurant recipes are closely-guarded trade secrets, but, through the magic of the internet, we may have approximated most of the components of the Texas Roadhouse portobello sauce that we enjoy so much. At least one highly-rated copycat recipe makes a convincing case for approaching the restaurant's product. It sautés portobello mushrooms in olive oil, then adds basic seasonings (salt, pepper, garlic powder) and makes a roux with butter and flour. Veggie stock and soy sauce finish things off. If you are looking to simplify things even further, we've seen the roux swapped out for canned cream of mushroom soup, but we can't help but feel that you are trading off convenience for flavor, here. A Reddit thread dedicated to top secret recipes contains commentary from alleged former Texas Roadhouse staff claiming that the restaurant makes its portobello sauce with a pre-made mushroom- and veggie base that may be proprietary.
No matter what's in the portobello sauce — and it doesn't sound like it's anything complicated or fancy — we can't get enough of it, and we're pretty sold on the idea of smothering steaks with it. Texas Roadhouse, as we mentioned, is famously accommodating, and will likely hook you up with this luscious sauce if you ask. We promise to look the other way if, in addition to pouring it over your steak, you also want to use it as gravy for your potatoes and as a dip for those famous yeast rolls.