Homemade Pasta with Porcini and Almond Flour for Sunday Dinner

09/03/2019
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porcini-pasta

An exquisite recipe for homemade pasta with porcini and almond flour – perfect for a cozy Sunday dinner. In this recipe, we use dried porcini mushrooms, which give the dish a deep flavor, and the almond flour makes the dough gluten-free and extraordinarily tender.

Ingredients:

For the dough:

  • 1 cup almond flour
  • ½ cup psyllium (or 1 tsp xanthan gum)
    2 eggs
  • 1 tsp. olive oil
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • 1-2 tbsp. water (if needed)

For the porcini sauce:

  • 30 g dried porcini mushrooms (porcini)
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves (finely chopped)
  • ½ cup white wine
  • ½ cup cream (20-30%)
  • 1 tbsp. butter
  • 50 g grated parmesan
  • Fresh thyme or parsley for decoration
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Preparation:

  1. Pasta dough preparation:

In a bowl, mix the almond flour, psyllium and salt. Add the eggs and olive oil and mix. If the dough is too dry, add 1-2 tbsp of water. Knead the dough with your hands until smooth, form into a ball, cover with clingfilm and leave for 10 minutes. Roll out the dough between two sheets of parchment to a thickness of 2-3 mm and cut into strips (tagliatelle) or form into other pasta shapes.

  1. Preparing the sauce with the porcini:

Soak the dried mushrooms in hot water (about 150 ml) for 15-20 minutes. Then drain the liquid, reserving it for the sauce, and slice the mushrooms. Heat the olive oil in a frying pan, add the garlic and fry for 1 minute. Add the sliced mushrooms and cook for 3-4 minutes. Pour in the white wine and simmer over medium heat until the liquid has evaporated halfway through. Pour in the cream, add some of the mushroom infusion, salt, pepper and thyme. Stew for another 3-4 minutes. At the end, add the butter and parmesan, stir until smooth.

  1. Cooking the pasta and serving:

Boil salted water and boil the pasta for 2-3 minutes. Discard in a colander, then immediately transfer to the pan with the sauce and stir. Arrange on plates, garnish with fresh herbs and grated parmesan.

Done! Enjoy your Sunday dinner with flavorful homemade porcini pasta.