Crimini Pasta By Daniele And Nina Polidoro

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 cups of 18% cream
• 150 g butter
• 1 cup chicken stock (or vegetable)
• 3 (250 g) packages fresh pasta
• 1 lb fresh cremini mushroom
• 30 g dried porcini mushrooms
• 1/2 small onion
• fresh parsley, grated parmesan cheese
• salt, pepper (in italian, this would be accompanied by "qb" meaning "quanto basta", "to your taste, "as much as yo)

Recipe

• 1 • soak the dried porcini mushrooms in warm water for 30 minutes.
• 2 • clean and dry the crimini mushrooms. chop mushrooms into large enough pieces that they can be found in the sauce (avoid chopping them too finely). place into a bowl.
• 3 • finely chop a handful of fresh parsley.
• 4 • gently squeeze water from the porcini mushrooms, and collect 4-5 oz of the resulting mushroom juice; don't use the grit in the bottom of the bowl! (you could also strain with a cheese cloth.).
• 5 • coarsely chop the soaked porcini mushrooms.
• 6 • finely chop ½ of a small onion.
• 7 • put on a big pot of water to boil – add a tablespoon of salt when the water starts simmering.
• 8 • set the table. make it look pretty.
• 9 • melt butter in the pan on medium heat, bringing it to a sizzle.
• 10 • add onions, frying them until golden in colour – add the mushrooms, and bring the mixture to a high temperature. allow this to cook for about 8 minutes, stirring regularly.
• 11 • add 3 pinches of parsley, and the mushroom juice (about 1 cup), chicken stock (1 cup – this could be substituted for vegetable stock, if you prefer), and cream (1 ½ cups).
• 12 • stir the sauce, and reduce to medium heat.
• 13 • add pepper to taste (or qb!).
• 14 • let the sauce simmer for a few minutes once the cream has been added; it may look like a lot of sauce in comparison to the amount of pasta you're using, but the pasta will soak up some of the sauce.
• 15 • add pasta to boiling water, stir regularly to ensure it doesn't stick (for this quantity of fresh pasta, this takes approximately 5-7 minutes to reach el dente).
• 16 • strain the pasta and add to sauce in a serving bowl. garnish pasta with fresh parsley, and add grated parmesan to taste.
• 17 for best results, enjoy with loved ones, and follow with espresso & a delicious homemade dessert. buon appetito!