Description
Want a simple but delicious Italian dish to impress your friends at dinner parties? The dried porcini mushrooms in this recipe are the star of this creamy, elegant dish.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 ounces dried porcini mushrooms
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese, plus more to taste
- 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1 medium onion
- 1 pound of dried pasta
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter
Instructions
- Prepare a large pot of boiling water for the pasta.
- While the water boils, dice your onion and set aside.
- Rehydrate your porcini mushrooms by covering them in a small bowl with 2 cups of boiling water. Soak for 20 minutes.
- Drain your rehydrated porcinis, keeping the soaking liquid separate from the mushrooms.
- Dice the mushrooms.
- Melt the butter in a pan on the stove. When it starts to foam, add the onions and saute for 7 minutes or until they start to brown.
- Add the mushrooms, salt, and pepper, and cook for 2 minutes.
- Add the reserved soaking liquid. Simmer for 10 minutes until the liquid has reduced by half.
- Add the cream to the mixture and stir for 2 minutes until the sauce thickens.
- Meanwhile, cook your dried pasta in salted, boiling water for 9 to 10 minutes. Drain your pasta.
- Toss the pasta, sauce, and parmesan together. Serve, and enjoy!
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 814kcal
- Sugar: 4.7g
- Sodium: 1200mg
- Fat: 36g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Carbohydrates: 85g
- Fiber: 5.6g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 960mg