Tuesday, January 12, 2010

2day's recipe: Portabella Bolognese

Meatless Meal today but with the beefy mushrooms you will never miss the meat.  Delicious.  Try meatless once a week & a good for you fish.  It is a hard change, I know but I also know it will be good for me & u!
Enjoy :-)

Portabella Bolognese

Yields: 4 Servings

Ingredients
1 ounce dried mushrooms such as porcini or mixed wild mushrooms or fresh
2 cups water or chicken stock
2 tablespoons EVOO – Extra Virgin Olive Oil
3 tablespoons butter cut into pieces
4 portabella mushrooms cut into 1/4-inch dice
1 medium onion chopped
1 small carrot peeled and chopped
1 small rib celery chopped
2 large cloves garlic finely chopped
1 bay leaf fresh or dried
Salt and pepper
Freshly grated nutmeg to your taste
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 cup dry red wine
1 14-ounce can crushed tomatoes or tomato puree
1 cup whole milk
1 pound fettuccine pasta
A handful of flat-leaf parsley
Grated Pecorino Romano cheese


Instructions
Place dried mushrooms in small pot and cover with water or chicken stock. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to low and steep.  I would use fresh mushrooms and skip this step.

Heat a heavy pot over medium to medium-high heat with 2 turns of the pan EVOO. When hot, add butter and melt into oil then add portabellas, onions, carrots, celery, garlic, and bay leaf. Sauté until tender, 15 minutes, then season with salt, pepper and nutmeg, stir in tomato paste and cook 1 minute. Stir in wine and reduce 2 minutes to evaporate. Add crushed or pureed tomatoes and stir. Reduce heat.

Remove dried mushrooms from steeping liquid and chop. Stir into sauce. Add steeping liquid, reserving the last few spoonfuls in pot as any grit on the mushrooms will have settled there. Stir in milk. Simmer over low heat 20-30 minutes to thicken.

Bring a large pot of water to a boil, salt water and cook pasta to al dente. Drain pasta and toss with sauce. Serve in shallow bowls, topped with parsley and Pecorino cheese.

Source:  FoodNetwork RR

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