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Dairy
Easy
1 Hour
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Pasta with a creamy, garlicky mushroom sauce is always popular and this dish is no exception. It’s super-easy and quick to make, inexpensive, and a winner if you’re looking for a more decadent and indulgent option.
450 grams fresh pappardelle
8 large portobello (or similar) mushrooms
a small handful (about 20 grams) of dried porcini (optional)
about 75 milliliters Tuscanini Extra Virgin Olive Oil
8 medium cloves garlic (about 40 grams), finely chopped
2 tablespoons finely chopped rosemary
400 grams crème fraîche
2 tablespoons finely chopped curly parsley
40 grams unsalted butter, cubed (optional)
freshly ground black pepper
Tuscanini Parmesan, finely grated, to finish
Peel off the skin from the fresh mushroom caps and then slice them into one- to two-centimeter-thick slices.
For the pasta, in a large cooking pot, bring four to five litres water to the boil and add a fistful of salt. Add the dried porcini, if using, as the water warms up, then fish out with a slotted spoon after 10 minutes and discard.
Meanwhile, cook the fresh mushrooms in batches. Use a large, wide pan that is big enough to hold the cooked pasta as well as all the mushrooms and sauce. Place it over a medium heat and add a glug (about 40 milliliters) of extra virgin olive oil. When hot, add a layer of mushroom slices and sear until golden, then turn and fry on the other side until golden. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the mushrooms to a plate; set aside. Add another glug of oil and fry the next batch; repeat as necessary. (Don’t overload the pan, or the mushrooms will steam rather than colour properly, and you won’t get the right flavour or texture.) Once all the mushrooms are seared, chop them into five millimiter to one centimeter pieces and set aside.
Add the garlic and rosemary to the same pan (with a little more oil if needed) and fry over a medium heat until the garlic is starting to colour, then add the chopped mushrooms and stir. Take off the heat and add the crème fraîche, chopped parsley and half a mug (about 120 milliliters) of the seasoned pasta water. Stir to bring the sauce together then season generously with salt and pepper.
Loosen the pasta bundles through your fingers so they won’t stick together as they cook. Drop the pappardelle into the boiling water and cook for about one to one and a half minutes. Drain as soon as it’s ready, keeping two mugs of pasta water.
Transfer the pasta to the mushroom sauce and stir over a low-medium heat until nicely combined, adding small splashes of the reserved pasta water to loosen if necessary. If you’re feeling naughty, add the butter, too. Taste to check the seasoning, adding salt and/or pepper if required.
Divide between hot plates and finish with a generous sprinkling of grated Parmesan. Eat straight away. Peppery leaves, such as watercress or rocket dressed in lemon oil, would be most welcome on the side.
Padella: Iconic Pasta at Home by Tim Siadatan is out 11th September (Bloomsbury Publishing, Hardback, £25) Photography by Sam A Harris
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