Angel Hair Pasta With Whipped Cream And Porcini Recipe
- 1/2 ounce Dry porcini mushrooms *
- 3 Tbsp. Extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 c. Minced shallots
- 3/4 lb Fresh mushrooms, minced
- 1/2 pt (1 c.) whipping cream
- 3/4 c. Angel hair pasta
- 1/4 c. Parmesan cheese pn Salt and pepper to taste
- Place the porcini in a small bowl and and 1/2 c. hot water.
- Allow to soak 45 min.
- Drain, reserving the liquid.
- Heat a large frying pan.
- Add in the oil and shallots, and saute/fry a minute.
- Add in the fresh mushrooms and saute/fry till tender.
- Chop the porcini coarsely and add in to the frying pan, along with the reserved liquid.
- Simmer till most of the liquid is evaporated.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil along with a healthy pinch of salt.
- In a separate bowl, whip the cream till it holds soft peaks.
- Chill the whipped cream till the pasta is cooked.
- Cook the pasta in the boiling water till al dente.
- Drain well, return the liquid removed pasta to the pot and add in the mushroom mix, cheese, whipped cream and salt and pepper to taste.
- Using a large spatula, fold all of the ingredients together.
- Do this quickly, yet carefully, so which the whipped cream doesn't collapse entirely.
- You may want to save a bit of the whipped cream to dollop on top of the pasta as a garnish.
- Serve immediately.
- * Or possibly other dry mushrooms
porcini mushrooms, extra virgin olive oil, shallots, fresh mushrooms, whipping cream, angel hair pasta, parmesan cheese
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/angel-hair-pasta-with-whipped-cream-and-porcini-65401 (may not work)