Fresh Pasta with Homemade Tasso and Smoked Mushrooms

(from castro15’s recipe box)

Categories: Pasta

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. fresh lasagna sheets, cut into 1/2-inch wide strips
  • 2 tbsp. olive oil
  • 4 oz. Homemade Tasso (see recipe), cut into 3/4-inch dice
  • 2 cups packed baby spinach
  • 2 tbsp. minced shallot
  • 1 tbsp. minced garlic
  • 1/2 cup Marsala
  • Smoked Mushrooms (see recipe)
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter, cut into small cubes
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese

Directions

  1. In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook the pasta until it is just al dente, about 7 minutes. Drain the pasta in a colander, reserving 1/2 cup of the pasta water.

  2. Heat the oil in a large high-sided saute pan over medium heat. Add the tasso and cook for 1 minute. Add the spinach and cook, stirring, until it wilts, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the shallot and garlic, and cook 1 minute longer, stirring. Add the Marsala and cook until it reduces by half. Add the mushrooms, cream, and reserved pasta water, and simmer until the sauce thickens, about 3 minutes. Whisk in the butter cubes one at a time, waiting until each one is fully incorporated into the sauce before adding the next. Add the pasta to the pan and toss until it is coated with the sauce.

  3. Serve the pasta immediately topped with the cheese.

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