Recipe: Creamy Mushroom Pasta

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 3/4 lb white mushrooms - sliced
• 1/4 lb shiitake mushrooms - sliced
• salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
• 2 cloves minced garlic
• 2 oz sherry wine
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 1 cup cream
• 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
• 1/2 tbsp chopped fresh thyme
• 1/2 tbsp chopped fresh chive
• 1/2 tbsp chopped fresh tarragon
• 8 oz fettuccine

Instructions

Step 1

Take the stems off the mushrooms. Slice them.

Step 2

Add 2 tbsp olive oil in a pan over medium heat.
When the oil is hot, dump in the mushroom slices. Add a pinch of salt.
Saute these for a few minutes.

Step 3

Pour 2 oz sherry wine into a glass.

Step 4

When the mushroom slices are browned, add 2 cloves minced garlic.
Saute for 1 minute.
Add the sherry wine. Cook until the sherry wine is almost gone.
Add 1 cup chicken stock, a little black pepper and a little pinch of salt.
Simmer for about 5 minutes over medium heat.

Step 5

Add 1 cup cream, bring it to a simmer over medium heat.
Cook for 5 minutes after it starts to boil.
Add 1/2 tbsp chopped fresh thyme,
1/2 tbsp chopped fresh chive,
and 1/2 tbsp chopped fresh tarragon. turn off the heat.
Stir around. Add 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, stir well.

Step 6

Boil 8 oz fettuccine, then drain them.
Transfer them to a large serving bowl.
Pour over half the mushroom sauce. Toss around.
Then garnish with the remaining mushroom sauce and some Parmesan cheese on top.