Creamy Buckwheat Pasta with Wild Mushrooms
- 1/2 pound wild mushrooms, such as oysters and chanterelles, sliced 1/4 inch thick
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 6 large eggs
- 1 pound buckwheat pappardelle (see Note)
- 1 leek, white and light green parts only, halved and sliced 1/8 inch thick
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons mascarpone cheese
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 cups baby spinach
- Freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, for sprinkling
- Preheat the oven to 400.
- On a nonstick baking sheet, toss the mushrooms with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Roast for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a medium pot of boiling salted water, cook the eggs for 5 minutes.
- Drain the eggs and cool under cold running water.
- In another pot of boiling salted water, cook the pasta until al dente; drain well.
- In a medium skillet, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
- Add the leek and cook over moderate heat until translucent, 3 minutes.
- Reduce the heat to low and stir in the mascarpone and cream, then stir in the butter.
- Season with salt and pepper and remove from the heat.
- Add the roasted mushrooms, cooked pasta and spinach to the skillet and toss to coat.
- Season with salt and pepper and mound the pasta into shallow bowls.
- Peel and halve the eggs, adding one to each bowl.
- Sprinkle the pasta with Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese and serve immediately.
mushrooms, extravirgin olive oil, salt, eggs, buckwheat, only, mascarpone cheese, heavy cream, unsalted butter, baby spinach, cheese
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/creamy-buckwheat-pasta-wild-mushrooms (may not work)