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This simple-to-prepare Dijon cream sauce recipe comes together in minutes and goes fantastic on beef, chicken, pork, fish, and vegetables. You will love the bold flavors from this.
A sauce can make or break any meal; I believe the easier to prepare, the better. Try out my chimichurri sauce or Herb and Garlic Butter that goes great on everything.
Dijon Cream Sauce
Dijon cream sauce is a simple sauce consisting of reduced heavy cream and mustard. It’s a tasty sauce with chicken, beef, pork, fish, or even alongside or on top of vegetables.
This is a sauce I learned to make decades ago at a restaurant I worked at. A few simple common ingredients and an easy technique will render a great-tasting everyday sauce to serve to friends and family.
Ingredients and Substitutions
- Cream – You will need heavy whipping cream for this recipe.
- Mustard – I use a combination of yellow, Dijon, and whole-grain mustard. However, you can use Dijon mustard.
- Seasoning – Sea salt is all you will need. The mustard will provide plenty of spice to balance out the sauce.
How to Make Dijon Cream Sauce
Add the cream to a medium-size saucepot and cook over medium-low heat while whisking constantly.
It will become very thick. Think alfredo sauce.
Stir in the different mustards and salt and serve.
Make-Ahead and Storage
Make-Ahead:You can make this recipe up to 3 days ahead of time. Keep cool until ready to use.
How to Store:Cover and keep in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. This does not freeze well.
How to Reheat:Add the desired amount of Dijon sauce to a small-size saucepot and heat over low heat until hot.
Chef Notes + Tips
- If you are looking to use milk instead of cream, you will need to make a bechamel sauce and add in the different mustards once it is finished.
- I prefer to serve this sauce with my grilled spatchco*ck chicken.
- The combination of mustard makes for a very flavorful, aesthetically pleasing sauce.
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Dijon Cream Sauce Recipe
5 from 6 votes
This simple-to-prepare Dijon cream sauce recipe comes together in minutes and goes fantastic on beef, chicken, pork, fish, and vegetables.
Servings: 8
Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes
Ingredients
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 1/2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 1/2 tablespoons yellow mustard
- 1 1/2 tablespoons whole-grain mustard
- sea salt to taste
Instructions
Add the cream to a medium-sized saucepot and cook over medium-low heat while whisking constantly. Which takes about 8 to 10 minutes. It will become very thick. Think alfredo sauce.
Whisk in the different mustards and salt and serve.
Notes
Make-Ahead:You can make this recipe up to 3 days ahead of time. Keep cool until ready to use.
How to Store:Cover and keep in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. This does not freeze well.
How to Reheat:Add the desired amount of Dijon sauce to a small-size saucepot and heat over low heat until hot.
If you are looking to use milk instead of cream, you will need to make a bechamel sauce and add in the different mustards once it is finished.
I prefer to serve this sauce with my grilled spatchco*ck chicken.
The combination of mustard makes for a very flavorful, aesthetically pleasing sauce.
Nutrition
Calories: 207kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 2gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 14gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 67mgSodium: 109mgPotassium: 69mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 881IUVitamin C: 0.4mgCalcium: 45mgIron: 0.2mg
Course: sauces
Cuisine: American, French
Author: Chef Billy Parisi
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10 comments
- Nancy Yoesle
I really appreciate the nutrition info at the end of your recipes, but I am curious to know if the serving size could be added.
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The serving sizes are at the top of the recipe card.
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- ToiSwa
I cooked this sauce but in a bit modified version…i didn’t have so many mustards, so i combined regular mustard, horseradish and deli mustard. I was impatient and speeded the process by adding a flour for thickness… in the end i added ground black pepper and dry basil and salt. It came out delicious! Thank you for the recipe!)))
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- Chef Billy Parisi
My pleasure!
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- Robin
I have tried other Dijon sauce recipes, and they were all not good. This one looked different so I tried it. It is outstanding! The perfect mustard flavor. I used it on my Chicken Cordon Bleu and it was the perfect topping! I was hoping to have some extra, but my family all but licked the pot. Thanks so much for sharing!
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- Ginny
This was easy to make and delicious on our grilled chicken the other day. Today I warmed it up a little and put it on our leftover seafood quiche (yes, I did!) and it was awesome! Thanks for sharing your recipes Chef.
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My pleasure!
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- Trent Mull
Love this sauce! Thanks Chef Billy!
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- suzane E cole
have made this twice we love it
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- Ray Tomaino
Fricking awesome 👌 👏 👍🏻
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