Pappardelle With Mushroom Sauce Recipes

PAPPARDELLE WITH MIXED WILD MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Brush off any dirt from the mushrooms with a pastry brush or a dish towel. Slice the mushrooms thinly, but tear girolles, chanterelles and blewits in half. Put the olive oil in a very hot frying pan and add the mushrooms. Let them fry fast, tossing once or twice, then add the garlic and chilli with a pinch of salt (it is very important to season mushrooms lightly, as a little really brings out the flavor). Continue to fry fast for 4-5 minutes, tossing regularly. Then turn the heat off and squeeze in the lemon juice. Toss and season to taste.
• Meanwhile cook the pasta in boiling salted water until al dente. Add to the mushrooms, with the Parmesan, parsley and butter. Toss gently, coating the pasta with the mushrooms and their flavor. Serve, scraping out all of the last bits of mushroom from the pan, and sprinkle with a little extra parsley and Parmesan.

PAPPARDELLE WITH MUSHROOM RAGU

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Meanwhile, pulse the walnuts in a food processor until finely chopped; remove to a small bowl. Add half the mushrooms to the food processor; pulse until finely chopped. Slice the remaining mushrooms.
• Heat the olive oil in a large dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the walnuts; cook, stirring, until toasted, about 2 minutes. Add the onion and chopped mushrooms and cook, stirring, until the mushrooms are dry, 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and cook until the mushrooms are browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the sliced mushrooms and garlic and cook until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the tomato paste and cook, stirring, until coated, about 1 minute. Add the crushed tomatoes, then rinse the empty can with 1/2 cup water and pour it into the pot. Add the rosemary and bring to a simmer. Cook, stirring, until the sauce thickens slightly, about 10 minutes.
• When the sauce is almost ready, add the pasta to the boiling water and cook as the label directs for al dente, about 5 minutes. Using tongs, transfer the pasta to the sauce. Cook, tossing, until well coated. Stir in half the parsley and season with salt and pepper; remove the rosemary sprig. Divide the pasta among bowls and top with the remaining parsley.

PAPPARDELLE WITH MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• Wash and dry mushrooms thoroughly and slice thin.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet.
• Add garlic and sauté over medium heat about 1 minute.
• When garlic begins to color, add sliced mushrooms.
• Sauté mushrooms over high heat until lightly colored.
• Add wine.
• Cook until wine is reduced by half, stirring constantly.
• Add parsley and cook 1 minute longer.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Fill a very large saucepan two-thirds full with salted water.
• Bring water to a boil.
• Add pasta.
• Bring water back to a boil and cook pasta uncovered until 'al dente'.
• Drain pasta and place in skillet with sauce; add butter.
• Toss pasta, sauce and butter over medium heat until sauce coats pasta, 20 to 30 seconds.
• Serve immediately.

PAPPARDELLE WITH MUSHROOMS AND DUCK

Steps:

• Soak the porcini in one cup boiling water for 30 minutes. Trim the stalks from the fresh mushrooms. Wash off any grit under cold running water or use a soft brush or clean towel to clean them (do not soak them or they will become soggy). Slice the mushrooms into one-and-a-half-inch pieces.
• Using a large skillet, soften the garlic and the shallots in two tablespoons butter and the tablespoon of oil.
• Strain the porcini through a paper towel, reserving the soaking liquid. Chop the porcini. Add the mushrooms to the skillet with the thyme, salt and pepper and red wine. Cook over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, for about 20 minutes. Add the porcini, cooking liquid and continue to cook over moderate heat until the sauce becomes thick and syrupy.
• Meanwhile, scrape the fat off the duck meat and cut the meat into strips. Then bring six quarts of salted water to a boil for the pappardelle.
• Add the duck meat to the sauce and cook it over moderate heat for 10 minutes. Correct the seasoning and keep the sauce warm.
• Drain the pappardelle and toss with the remaining tablespoon of butter. Spoon the sauce over the noodles, toss and serve.

PAPPARDELLE WITH CREAMY MUSHROOM AND PINE NUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water according to packet instructions until al dente; drain and return to pot.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in large fry pan over medium heat and cook garlic and onion for 3-4 minutes or until soft. Add mushrooms and cook a further 5 minutes or until just tender.
• Stir in cream, half the cheese, pine nuts and sultanas and simmer gently until heated through. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
• Add sauce to hot pasta and stir through flat-leaf parsley.
• Serve pasta topped with remaining parmesan.

PAPPARDELLE WITH MUSHROOMS AND TOMATO CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Soak porcini in hot water until softened, about 30 minutes. Lift out porcini, squeezing excess liquid back into bowl, then rinse porcini to remove any grit and finely chop. Pour soaking liquid through a sieve lined with a dampened paper towel into a small bowl and reserve.
• Heat oil in a 4- to 5-quart heavy pot over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté onion and pancetta, stirring, until golden, about 6 minutes. Add garlic and fresh mushrooms and sauté, stirring, until liquid mushrooms give off is evaporated and mushrooms are lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Stir in porcini, reserved soaking liquid, and Sherry and boil, uncovered, until most of liquid is evaporated, about 5 minutes. Stir in tomatoes with juices, bay leaves, salt, and pepper and bring to a boil. Stir in cream, then reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 45 minutes. Discard bay leaves.
• Cook pappardelle in a 6- to 8-quart pot of boiling salted water until al dente, then drain. 3Stir basil and parsley into sauce, then toss pappardelle with just enough sauce to coat. Serve with cheese.
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