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Porcini Mushroom Pasta

Recipes of My Art
Servings 2

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 small onion diced
  • 2 sprigs thyme
  • 20 g porcini or more depending on the strength
  • 50 ml cream
  • 50 ml white wine
  • 1 garlic clove crushed
  • 160 g - 200g pasta (depending how hungry you are)
  • 400 ml boiling water
  • 10 - 15 g parmesan cheese
  • salt and pepper

Instructions
 

  • Pour 400ml of boiling water over the porcini and soak for 10 minutes.
  • Put a pot of salty water on to boil
  • In a medium to large pan heat up the oil, add the onions and cook until soft and translucent. Add the garlic and thyme to the pan and continue to cook. Remove the porcini from the water and put the water to one side for later use. Chop the porcini up small and add to the pan, cook for 2 minutes then add the wine and cook until it has evaporated.
  • Cook the pasta as per the instructions but remove 1 - 2 minutes before is it finished.
  • When the sauce is looking a bit dry add some of the porcini water, once it starts to look a little dry again add some more porcini water and continue as above until you have use at least half of the water up.
  • Add the cream and cook for 2 - 3 minutes check the seasoning.
  • Once the pasta is ready add to the porcini sauce and mix well, add 10g of parmesan cheese and finish of the cooking. Check the seasoning and serve when ready. sprinkle over the remaining parmesan cheese if you wish.