Special Pappardelle Pasta With Creamy Mushroom Sauce
Gretel Shaw
This pappardelle pasta with creamy mushroom sauce is an Italian pasta dish you can find comfort in. It's so easy to make, you'll make it on a regular basis for sure.
2ouncesParmesan cheese - plus some more for the table
¼cupheavy cream (also called thickened cream) - whipping
1dashsalt
1dashground black pepper
1teaspoonsage - chopped
1teaspoonthyme
1teaspoontruffle oil - white
Instructions
Boil a cup of water, put the dried mushrooms there, and let them steep for at least 30 minutes. If you do this first and then chop your veggies, the shiitake mushrooms will be ready when you are
Chop the shallots, garlic, mushrooms and sage.
Warm a saute pan to medium-high and put the olive oil in. Saute the shallots for 5 minutes, and then add the garlic. Cook for 3 minutes more before you add the button and crimini mushrooms. Let them saute till they get some colour and are soft. Add the chicken and let brown.
While the vegetables are sauteing, chop the now tender shiitake mushrooms. Then add these mushrooms to the saute pan.
Time to boil, salt the water, and then cook the pasta according to the bag directions.
Add the sherry, 3/4 cup of the mushroom liquor (from reconstituting the shiitakes) and 1 cup of the pasta liquid to your sauteed vegetables. Add the sage, thyme, salt and pepper. Let the liquid reduce down by half on medium heat.
Drain it and add it to the mushrooms when the pasta is done. Turn off the heat and add the cream, 1 ounce of the cheese and the truffle oil. Stir to combine. Now either plate the dish up or put it in a serving platter. Sprinkle the other 1 ounce of cheese over the finished product and have extra cheese on the table for you and your guests to add if desired.