Homemade Pappardelle Pasta With Mushrooms, Green Peas, And Asparagus

• Pasta:
• 1 teaspoon saffron threads
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 cups all-purpose flour, divided
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• Mushroom broth:
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/2 cup dried porcini mushrooms
• 8 shiitake mushroom stems
• 6 thyme sprigs
• 1 carrot, quartered
• 1 celery stalk, quartered
• 1 small onion, quartered
• 1 garlic clove
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 cup fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth or vegetable broth
• Remaining ingredients:
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon diced shallot
• 8 large shiitake mushroom caps, quartered
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/2 cup (1-inch) sliced asparagus
• 1/2 cup fresh or frozen petite green peas
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
• 1/2 teaspoon butter
• 1/2 cup (2 ounces) grated fresh Parmesan cheese

1. To prepare pasta, combine saffron and 1/4 cup water in a saucepan. Cook over low heat 10 minutes; cool. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine 1 1/2 cups flour and salt in a bowl. Make a well in center of mixture; add 3 tablespoons saffron water, 1 tablespoon oil, and eggs. Stir to form a dough. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface; shape into a ball. Knead until smooth and elastic (about 10 to 15 minutes); add remaining flour, 1 tablespoon at a time, to prevent dough from sticking to hands. Dust dough lightly with flour, and wrap in plastic wrap. Chill 1 hour.
2. Divide dough in half. Working with 1 portion at a time, pass dough through smooth rollers of pasta machine on the widest setting. Continue moving width gauge to narrower settings; pass dough through rollers once at each setting, dusting with flour, if needed. Repeat procedure with remaining half of dough. Cut dough portions into 8 x 1-inch strips. Hang pasta on a wooden drying rack (no longer than 30 minutes).
3. To prepare mushroom broth, melt 1 tablespoon butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add porcinis and next 7 ingredients (porcinis through bay leaf); cook 5 minutes. Add broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer until reduced to 1 1/4 cups (about 25 minutes). Strain broth through a sieve into a bowl; reserve 3/4 cup broth. Discard solids.
4. Cook pasta in boiling water 2 minutes or until al dente; drain.
5. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add shallot, mushroom caps, and minced garlic; cook 3 minutes. Add reserved 3/4 cup broth; reduce heat to medium, and cook 3 minutes. Stir in asparagus, peas, chives, and 1/2 teaspoon butter. Add cooked pasta; toss to coat. Sprinkle with cheese.
6. Chris' tips: If you don't have time to make pasta, you can use a good commercial fresh pasta--the kind in the refrigerated section of the supermarket. Don't be tempted to use more garlic in this dish; it will overpower the other flavors. Any combination of mushrooms can be used.

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Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/homemade-pappardelle-pasta-with-mushrooms-green-peas-asparagus (may not work)