Mushroom Pasta With Browned Butter And Cheezus Recipes

PASTA WITH BROWN BUTTER AND PARMESAN

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of heavily salted water (2 heaping tablespoons kosher salt to about 7 quarts water) to a boil. Add pasta to boiling water and cook according to package directions until al dente. Reserve 1/2 cup of the pasta cooking water, then drain the pasta, but don't shake it fully dry.
• In a skillet or Dutch oven large enough to hold the pasta (and preferably with a light-colored bottom so you can see the butter solids brown), melt the butter over medium heat. Cook, swirling occasionally, until the foam subsides, the milk solids turn golden-brown and it smells nutty and toasty, 3 to 4 minutes. (Watch carefully to see that it does not burn. If it does, start over.) Remove from heat immediately.
• Add the cooked pasta to the skillet and toss with the brown butter. Stir in the cheese until melted. Stir in pasta water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the pasta is glossy with sauce (you probably won't need the full 1/2 cup).
• Serve with black pepper and more Parmesan on top.

GARLIC MUSHROOM PASTA RECIPE

Steps:

• Cook the pasta to al dante in boiling salted water according to box instructions. Keep 1 cup of the pasta cooking water then drain the pasta.
• In a large skillet, heat the olive and butter over medium-high heat, add the shallots and garlic and cook, tossing regularly for 2 to 3 minutes (manage the heat so that the garlic does not burn).
• Add all the mushrooms and toss them around in the pan for a couple of minutes, adding another drizzle of extra virgin olive oil. Season with a good pinch of kosher salt, black pepper and the rosemary. Cook the mushrooms for about 7 to 10 minutes, tossing occasionally, until they turn color and release their juices.
• Add the tomato paste, wine and about ½ to 3/4 cup of the pasta cooking water. Cook over medium heat for about 4 to 5 minutes (this becomes your mushroom pasta sauce).
• Add the cooked pasta to the mushroom sauce. Toss to combine. If needed add a little bit more of the pasta cooking water.
• Stir in Parmesan cheese and finish with a sprinkle of parsley, walnuts and red pepper flakes. Serve immediately!

MUSHROOM PASTA WITH BROWNED BUTTER AND CHEEZUS!

Steps:

• Melt 1 teaspoon butter in skillet over medium-high heat, then arrange mushrooms in as much of a single layer as possible to obtain maximum contact with skillet. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and garlic powder. You can add a bit of onion powder too, if you like. DO NOT STIR. Sorry to yell, but it's important. You can stir it in a couple of minutes and continue to flip them around every few minutes until they're done. Set aside.
• Boil the pasta until al dente, but --.
• -- while pasta is cooking, melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter over medium-high heat. Swirl it around so it doesn't burn; you want it to brown, but not turn bitter, so watch it very carefully. Continue stirring until the butter turns tan, then remove from heat. It will continue to cook in the pan, so take that into account. What you want is a medium-brown colored butter with a nutty aroma. OMG! YUMMAGE!
• Oh. Heh. Sorry.
• Drain pasta well, then fold in the browned butter. (Oops, I drooled. Time out while I go change my shirt).
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• (K, I'm back.) Combine the cheeses.
• Stir mushrooms and cheeses into pasta and serve.

MIZITHRA BROWNED BUTTER PASTA

Steps:

• Cook pasta in large pot of salted, boiling water until al dente. Drain.
• When pasta is almost done, start slowly melting butter over medium heat until golden. Skim butter solids off top. Toss pasta with butter. Sprinkle with cheese to taste.