Fettuccine With Porcini Mushroom Sauce

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup butter (1/2 stick)
• 4 large shallots, chopped
• 1 ounce dried porcini mushrooms, rinsed if sandy
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 12 ounces fettuccine pasta
• grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat.
• 2 add shallots and saute until beginning to brown, about 4 minutes.
• 3 add mushrooms and stir to coat.
• 4 add broth and cream; bring sauce to boil.
• 5 reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer until mushrooms are tender, about 20 minutes.
• 6 uncover and boil until sauce thickens slightly, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes.
• 7 season sauce with salt and pepper.
• 8 meanwhile cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally.
• 9 drain, reserving 1/2 cup cooking water.
• 10 return pasta to pot.
• 11 add sauce; toss over medium-low heat until heated through, adding reserved cooking water by tablespoonfuls if pasta is dry.
• 12 season with salt and pepper.
• 13 serve, passing cheese separately.