Italian
Pasta with Cream and Mushrooms
by Casa Pappagallo · 705K subscribers on YouTube
A classic Italian cream and mushroom pasta, creamy and velvety. Despite being sometimes frowned upon, the cream brings softness and delicacy to the dish. Prepared with shallots, garlic, butter, and a trio of mushrooms, finished with fresh cream.
- Difficulty
- medium
Ingredients
9 items- ShallotFinely sliced and chopped
- Garlic1 clove, to be removed later
- ButterAbundant
- Porcini MushroomsStems removed, caps sliced and added last
- Champignon MushroomsTrimmed and added early
- Pioppini MushroomsTrimmed and added with champignons
- Fresh CreamCooking cream (fresh whipping cream)
- SaltTo taste
- SpaghettiCooked al dente
Method
- Finely slice the shallot and chop it.
- Put abundant butter in a pan over very low heat. Add the sliced shallot and one clove of garlic.
- Prepare the mushrooms: remove the stems from the porcini and slice the caps; trim the champignons and pioppini mushrooms.
- Add the champignons and pioppini to the pan. Cook without salt until almost tender.
- Remove the garlic clove.
- Add the cooking cream (fresh cream, not the small carton type). Stir well and let it flavor.
- Slice the porcini caps and add them to the pan.
- Season with a pinch of salt.
- Cook the spaghetti al dente.
- Drain the pasta slightly early, reserving some pasta water. Toss in the cream sauce, adding a splash of pasta water if needed to achieve a creamy consistency.
- Serve immediately.
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