Strozzapretti alla Boscaiola: Priest Stranglers Woodsman-Style
- 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 medium red onion, chopped into 1/4-inch dice
- 1 stalk celery, cut into 1/4-inch pieces
- 1 pound cremini or portobello mushrooms, quartered
- 1 ounce dried porcini mushrooms, soaked 10 minutes in warm water
- 1 bunch Italian parsley, finely chopped to yield 1/4 cup
- 3 1/2 to 4 cups flour
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 Spanish onion, chopped in 1/4-inch dice
- 4 garlic cloves, peeled and thinly sliced
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme leaves, or 1 tablespoon dried
- 1/2 medium carrot, finely shredded
- 2 (28-ounce) cans peeled whole tomatoes, crushed by hand and juices reserved
- Salt, to taste
- 1 recipe basic pasta dough, recipe follows
- 1 cup basic tomato sauce, recipe follows
- In a 12 to 14-inch saute pan, heat olive oil, onion and celery over medium high heat until soft, about 8 to10 minutes.
- Add mushrooms and cook until sweated, about 8 to 10 minutes.
- Add tomato sauce and bring to a boil.
- Meanwhile, drop pasta into boiling water and cook 1 minute, until soft.
- Drain well and toss into the pan with the mushrooms.
- Cook until well-coated.
- Add the parsley, toss into warm platter and serve.
- Mound 3 1/2 cups of the flour in the center of a large wooden cutting board.
- Make a well in the middle of the flour and add the eggs and the olive oil.
- Using a fork, beat together the eggs and oil and begin to incorporate the flour, starting with the inner rim of the well.
- As you expand the well, keep pushing the flour up from the base of the mound to retain the well shape.
- The dough will come together when half of the flour is incorporated.
- Start kneading the dough with both hands, using the palms of your hands.
- Once you have a cohesive mass, remove the dough from the board and scrape up and discard any leftover bits.
- Lightly reflour the board and continue kneading for 6 more minutes.
- The dough should be elastic and a little sticky.
- Wrap the dough in plastic and allow to rest for 30 minutes at room temperature.
- Roll or shape as desired.
- Yield: 4 servings
- In a 3-quart saucepan, heat the olive oil over medium heat.
- Add the onion and garlic, cook until soft, and light golden brown, about 8 to 10 minutes.
- Add the thyme and carrot, and cook 5 minutes more, until the carrot is quite soft.
- Add the tomatoes and juice and bring to a boil, stirring often.
- Lower the heat and simmer for 30 minutes until as thick as hot cereal.
- Season with salt and serve.
- This sauce holds 1 week in the refrigerator or up to 6 months in the freezer.
- Yield: 4 cups
extravirgin olive oil, red onion, celery, cremini, porcini mushrooms, italian parsley, flour, eggs, extravirgin olive oil, extra virgin olive oil, onion, garlic, thyme, carrot, tomatoes, salt
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/mario-batali/strozzapretti-alla-boscaiola-priest-stranglers-woodsman-style-recipe.html (may not work)