Authentic Porcini and Cream Pasta
- 100 grams Pasta (long or short)
- 7 grams Dried Porcini mushrooms
- 30 ml A. Extra virgin olive oil
- 1 clove Garlic (crushed with the back of your knife)
- 1/6 medium Onion (sliced)
- 30 grams Prawns or chicken thigh (prepare beforehand/ cut into bite sizes)
- 30 ml White wine
- 50 ml B. Double cream
- 40 ml B. Milk
- 1 pinch Stock powder...B
- 5 grams Salted butter...B
- 1/3 tsp Plain flour (look at Helpful Hints)
- 1 Salt...C
- 1 to tatste Pepper...C
- 1 Black pepper
- 1 Parsley (optional)...D
- 1 a(as needed) Parmesan cheese (optional)...D
- Cover the dried porcini in more than 60 ml of lukewarm water for at least 30 minutes to dehydrate.
- After they have softened, drain the mushrooms.
- Save the soaking water for later use.
- Put 3 L of water into a large pot and bring to the boil.
- Just before it comes to the boil add 2 tablespoons of salt (1 % to the water).
- The amount of salt in the pasta cooking water is a factor in deciding the resultant taste.
- Measure the salt precisely.
- *After (3) comes to the boil turn the heat to very low.
- Keep it constant.
- Put A ingredients in a cold frying pan.
- Place the pan over a low heat and cook slowly until the garlic infuses its flavour into the oil.
- After the bottom side of the garlic is golden brown turn over.
- Remove the garlic after both sides are golden brown.
- Add the onion to (6) and sprinkle with C ingredients.
- Stir gently.
- Add the prawns or chicken to (7) and sprinkle with C ingredients.
- * Put the chicken in with the skin sides down.
- Keep the heat lowish medium heat...
- Add the white wine to (8) and cover with a lid.
- Steam the content of the pan and turn over the prawns or chicken half way through.
- Meanwhile add the pasta to (4).
- Cook until al dente and drain the pasta 30 seconds to 1 minute earlier than the package instruction says.
- Cook the pasta over a low heat.
- After (9) prawns or chicken are cooked through add (2) porcini and 50 ml of the soaking water.
- When (11) starts to bubble turn the heat to low.
- Add B ingredients and heat slowly.
- When it starts to bubble around the edges of (12) frying pan turn off the heat.
- Just before the pasta is cooked, add the flour and stir quickly.
- Drain the pasta in a colander quickly (do not drain completely) and transfer the pasta including some of its cooking water to (13).
- Cook over a lowish medium heat.
- When (14) starts to bubble and thickens, turn the heat off.
- Transfer to a serving dish and sprinkle with coarsely ground pepper.
- Sprinkle with D ingredients, which are optional.
- The fragrant porcini will make a luxurious dish ^^
- I like to use both prawns and chicken, but enjoy different ingredients such as other kinds of mushrooms.
- for porcini and cream risotto.
- Please have a try.
pasta, porcini mushrooms, olive oil, clove garlic, onion, chicken thigh, white wine, cream, milk, stock powder, butter, flour, salt, pepper, black pepper, parsley, parmesan cheese
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/157005-authentic-porcini-and-cream-pasta (may not work)