Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
2         Tablespoons   vegetable oil
2         Tablespoons   butter or margartine
1         pound         white mushrooms or (shittake, oyster and white mushrooms) sliced
4         medium        shallots, peeled and sliced
2         cloves        garlic, minced
                        Salt and pepper to taste

Preparation:

Place mushrooms in a saucepan, cover with water, bring to a boil and simmer 2 minutes. Remove from heat and pour into a strainer and rinse under cold water until all dirt is gone. Drain well. Place all ingredients in a saucepan and saute on low heat for about ten minutes, stirring every so often. Serve with steak, Thanksgiving turkey, etc.