Fried Sage & Mushroom Sauce For Pasta

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 24 mins Cook Time: 36 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1 head garlic (or less to taste, peeled and sliced)
• salt and pepper
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 lb sliced mushrooms (chantrelle, shitake, or button)
• 25 sage leaves (wash, pat dry, set aside)
• 12 ounces angel hair pasta or 12 ounces thin spaghetti

Recipe

• 1 place 4 quarts of water in a large kettle, add a bit of canola oil.
• 2 heat the water to boiling for pasta while you prepare the sauce.melt 1/8 cup of the butter. add sage leaves and fry until they are crisp.
• 3 remove and place on clean paper towel.melt the rest of the butter.
• 4 add sliced mushrooms.
• 5 sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• 6 when mushrooms are slightly toasty around the edges add the sliced garlic.
• 7 stir mixture and cook just until garlic is fragrant.
• 8 remove and put in a bowl.throw your pasta into the kettle of boiling water.mix enough water with the flour to form a smooth paste. set aside.add about 1/2 cup water to hot pan and use a wooden spatula or spoon to scrape mushroom bits from bottom of the pan.
• 9 heat the water to boiling. gradually add flour paste and stir until you have a smooth sauce.
• 10 add the mushroom mixture to reheat.reduce heat to simmer.drain pasta. place pasta on plates.
• 11 spoon up the mushroom sauce. scatter fried sage on top.
• 12 serve.