Porcini Mushroom Pasta Recipes

TAGLIATELLE WITH PORCINI MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Put water on to boil for the pasta. Add salt once it starts to boil.
• Clean the fresh mushrooms by cutting off the end of the stalk. It would be better not to rinse with water, given that the fungus absorbs it. You can use a small brush to remove any soil, or a damp cloth.
• Cut the mushrooms into pieces
• Fry the peeled garlic cloves in the olive oil, then remove them when golden and add the mushrooms.
• Cook them for about 3-4 minutes until they start to brown. If using frozen mushrooms add after the fresh ones have browned a little
• Add wine and nepitella or thyme, increase the heat and cook until the alcohol has evaporated
• Reduce the heat and add salt and pepper.
• Continue to cook for about another 10-15 minutes. Lower the heat once mushrooms are cooked through and add the butter. When the butter has melted remove the pan from the heat.
• Cook the pasta in salted boiling water, remove a glass of the pasta cooking water to be used later and then drain and add the pasta to the pan with the mushrooms and butter.
• Toss everything together over a low heat. The pasta absorbs liquid very quickly so if it looks too dry, add a little of the pasta cooking water at a time until you get the right creaminess.
• Serve immediately with grated parmigiano or vegetarian parmesan as required.

PORCINI MUSHROOM PASTA

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and onions and saute for 4 minutes, then add red bell pepper and carrots and saute for 4 more minutes. Add red wine, raise heat and boil for 1 minute; then reduce heat to medium low, add mushrooms and cook for 3 minutes.
• Add tomatoes, basil and rosemary and season with salt and pepper to taste. Simmer for 10 minutes and serve sauce over cooked noodles.

PASTA WITH PORCINI MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• Break each mushroom into 2 or 3 pieces.
• Soak them in 1 cup of hot water for at least 20 minutes.
• Melt the butter in a saucepan large enogh to hold the cooked pasta.
• Saute the onions and rosemary in the butter for several minutes, until the onion is translucent.
• Mix in the marsala and cook for 2 more minutes.
• Drain the mushrooms through a coffee filter or several paper towels and reserve the liquid.
• Add 1/2 cup of the mushroom water, all of the mushrooms, and the tomato paste to the sauteed onions. Simmer.
• Mix the cream and parsley into the mushroom sauce and lower the heat to a simmer.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Cook pasta according to package directions.
• When pasta is el dente, drain and add it to the mushroom sauce in the saucepan.
• Add the cheese and toss everything to coat the pasta evenly.

PASTA WITH DRIED PORCINI SAUCE

Steps:

• Put porcini mushrooms in a bowl of hot water and let them soak for 1-2 hours. Rinse, but don't discard the liquid.
• Heat some olive oil, add finely chopped onion, butter and finely chopped garlic. Add mushrooms, season with salt and pepper, add finely chopped parsley, sage and some of the soaking liquid. Add white wine and let simmer for about 30 minutes. If needed, add more liquid during that time.
• In the end, stir in heavy cream, let simmer for several minutes and remove from heat. Serve with cooked pasta.

TAGLIATELLE WITH PORCINI MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• To prepare the tagliatelle with porcini mushrooms , start with fresh pasta: on a pastry board (or in a bowl) pour the flour, create the classic crater shape and pour the previously beaten eggs into the center 1 . It's very important to respect the recommended amount of eggs to obtain a consistent dough, neither too sticky nor too dry. Stir with a fork starting from the center, pushing the flour in by hand 2 . When the dough is more compact, work with your hands for about 10 minutes 3 , kneading vigorously.
• Give the dough a ball shape 4 , wrap it with transparent wrap 5 and let it rest at room temperature 6 , in a cool place away from heat sources, for about 30 minutes.
• In the meantime, clean the porcini mushrooms: remove the dirt, scraping the stalk with a small knife 7 , then if they are very dirty you can clean them with a slightly dampened cloth. A solution not very recommended is to quickly pass them under cold running water and then dry them carefully with a cloth 8 . If you should opt for this solution, do it very quickly so that the mushrooms do not absorb too much water and therefore lose their taste and texture. Then cut them into slices 9 .
• In a large frying pan, put in the butter and melt it over very low heat; when it has almost completely melted, pour in the oil 10 , leave to heat slightly over low heat and then pour in the porcini mushrooms (11-12) and a whole clove of garlic, cleaned or chopped if you prefer (optional).
• Season with salt and pepper 13 to taste, then let the mushrooms cook for about 10 minutes 14 . When finished cooking you can remove the garlic clove if you have added it 15 . Once prepared, keep them warm. Then mince the parsley very finely and set it aside.
• Once the necessary rest time has passed, take the dough and divide it into pieces 16 ; lightly flour the piece to put through the machine to roll the dough and keep the remaining dough on the side covered with plastic wrap. Insert the first piece into the machine 17 , passing from the largest to the penultimate thickness in order to obtain the right thickness of the sheet 18 .
• When you get to the last step of the machine, pass the dough strip again 19 , in fact you will need two steps at this thickness to get the dough through well 19 . Lightly flour the work surface with some semolina flour and roll out the first sheet; proceed in the same way with another piece of dough, until the various sheets are finished, sprinkle the sheets with semolina and let them dry for 5 minutes per side. Fold one of the shorter sides of each sheet of pasta inwards 20 (it will be used to create a sort of "tongue" to pull up the tagliatelle more easily, once ready) and then roll the pasta on itself 21 .
• With a sharp, lightly floured knife (to keep the blade from sticking to the fresh pasta), start making the tagliatelle, cutting at a thickness of about 1/4'' (6.5-7 mm) 22 . Then lift each roll to make your nests of noodles, to be placed as you go on a part of the work surface lightly floured with semolina flour 23 or on a tray. Bring the water to a boil and salt to taste; cook the tagliatelle for 3-4 minutes 24 .
• Then drain them 25 directly into the seasoning while preserving the cooking water. Set the heat to low under the pan with the seasoning and mix the ingredients to combine them. Add the finely chopped parsley 26 and, if needed, add a ladle of pasta cooking water to prevent the tagliatelle from being too dry. Then serve the tagliatelle with porcini mushrooms as soon as they are ready 27 !

PORCINI MUSHROOM PASTA

Steps:

• Pour 400ml of boiling water over the porcini and soak for 10 minutes.
• Put a pot of salty water on to boil
• In a medium to large pan heat up the oil, add the onions and cook until soft and translucent. Add the garlic and thyme to the pan and continue to cook. Remove the porcini from the water and put the water to one side for later use. Chop the porcini up small and add to the pan, cook for 2 minutes then add the wine and cook until it has evaporated.
• Cook the pasta as per the instructions but remove 1 - 2 minutes before is it finished.
• When the sauce is looking a bit dry add some of the porcini water, once it starts to look a little dry again add some more porcini water and continue as above until you have use at least half of the water up.
• Add the cream and cook for 2 - 3 minutes check the seasoning.
• Once the pasta is ready add to the porcini sauce and mix well, add 10g of parmesan cheese and finish of the cooking. Check the seasoning and serve when ready. sprinkle over the remaining parmesan cheese if you wish.