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Angel Hair Pasta With Whipped Cream And Porcini

January 27, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy		Cream, Mushroom, Pasta	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/2	oz	Dried porcini mushrooms *
3	T	Olive oil
1/2	c	Chopped shallots
3/4	lb	Fresh mushrooms, chopped
1/2	pt	1 cup whipping cream
3/4	c	Angel hair pasta
1/4	c	Parmesan cheese
	pn	Salt and pepper to taste

INSTRUCTIONS

Place the porcini in a small bowl and and 1/2 cup warm water.   Allow
to soak 45 minutes.  Drain, reserving the liquid.  Heat a large  frying
pan. Add the oil and shallots, and saute a minute.  Add the  fresh
mushrooms and saute until tender.  Chop the porcini coarsely  and add
to the frying pan, along with the reserved liquid.  Simmer  until most
of the liquid is evaporated.  Bring a large pot of water to a boil
along with a pinch of salt.  In a  separate bowl, whip the cream until
it holds soft peaks.  Refrigerate  the whipped cream until the pasta is
cooked.  Cook the pasta in the  boiling water until al dente.  Drain
well, return the drained pasta  to the pot and add the mushroom
mixture, cheese, whipped cream and  salt and pepper to taste.  Using a
large spatula, fold all of the ingredients together.  Do this  quickly,
yet carefully, so that the whipped cream doesn't collapse  entirely.
You may want to save a bit of the whipped cream to dollop  on top of
the pasta as a garnish.  Serve immediately.  Or other dried mushrooms
Source:  Frugal Gourmet Celebrates Christmas Typed by Dale/Gail Shipp
File
ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mmdjaxxx.zip

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 438 Calories From Fat: 304 Total Fat: 34.6g Cholesterol: 87mg Sodium: 126.9mg Potassium: 475.7mg Carbohydrates: 25.4g Fiber: 2.4g Sugar: 3.4g Protein: 9.6g