Casoncelli
Intermediate
Pappardelle with Mushroom and Tomato Sauce
Wild mint is the distinguishing flavor in this mushroom sauce for pappardelle, the wide noodle so popular in Tuscany. Teamed with an orchestra of assorted mushrooms, porcini, portobello, shitake, and oyster, it is easy to make and elegant enough for company. Traditionally this dish is served senza formaggio, without cheese.
SERVES 4 TO 6
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 12 ounces assorted mushrooms, porcini, portobello, oyster, shitake, stemmed and thinly sliced
- 3 pounds fresh tomatoes, skinned, seeded and chopped
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1/2 cup minced fresh mint
- 1/2 pound store bought or homemade pappardelle
- INGREDIENTS
Directions
- Heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil in a sauté pan and cook the garlic until it is soft but not browned. Add the mushrooms along with the remaining olive oil and cook until they soften and render their juices. Stir in the tomatoes, salt and pepper and cook the sauce covered over low heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the mint and cook 1 minute longer. Turn off the heat and keep the sauce covered while the pappardelle cook.
- Cook the pappardelle according to the directions. Reserve 1/4 cup of the cooking water and add it to the sauce. Transfer the pappardelle to a bowl, stir in the sauce and serve piping hot.
- Note: Adding herbs when a dish is almost cooked preserves more of its essential oil than adding them at the beginning, since too much cooking will destroy the taste.
- Featured in Program #2512
This recipe was featured on Season 25 - Episode 2512.
Comments
Kathy
This recipe is SO Delicious! I cook Italian and have never used mint in a tomato sauce and I can’t wait to try this with my family and friends!!!!! Thank you. You are truly an exceptional chef and Italian cook.
golfmom6
My meat & cheese loving husband said, “This is delicious Babe!”