Metric:
400gr Penne Pasta
400gr Porcini Mushrooms
300gr Cherry Tomatoes
120gr Smoked Bacon
1 Onion
70ml Water
( or White Wine )
40gr Pitted Black Olives
30ml Olive Oil
Fresh Parsley
Salt and Pepper
Optional:
1 Garlic Clove
TRADITIONAL ITALIAN RECIPE: This pasta recipe is one of my all time favourites. In different regions of Italy you will see it made with heavy cream or tomato sauce but I prefer the basic version.
The mushrooms in the sauce are so flavourful that you don’t need anything else to confuse the taste. You can even add a hint of truffles or truffle oil to complement the porcini mushrooms.
The name comes from the word Boscaiolo, referring to a forestor or woodsman, indicating where the main ingredient mushrooms come from.
Don't overdo this recipe, stick with this traditional home-style recipe instead of trying to impress with chef-worthy creations, because this is one of those recipes that don't need any change. A bit like a Queen song. This is like the culinary version of Bohemian Rhapsody.
This very debate comes up every time, and as you know I'm an ANTI-CHEF kind of guy, and I hate when I see people trying to cook like a chef instead of just making good food with great ingredients. The chef has no valid points to me, because I see no point in destroying a classic dish and start drawing stuff on a plate. I like the classic "trattoria", where they give you a full plate of awsome homemade pasta.
Cooking shouldn’t be terrifying but a simple exercise in nourishing yourself and your family in a wholesome way. If I think about my favourite foods they are all easy, cheap, and accessible, the food I grew up on, not the food of five-star restaurants, small portions of something that tastes like something famous and that you will eventually pay as much as a kidney, or a lung at the organ's black market in china.
So let’s get back to cooking for the sake of our health and our cultures.
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Time: 35 Minutes |
Price:  |
Serves: 4 People |
Ingredients:
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Directions:
01 - Begin by cleaning up the Mushrooms, possibly using a wet towel instead of running water, and cut in clices.
02 - Cut the Smoked Bacon.
03 - Chop Cherry Tomatoes and Olives.
04 - You can start now boiling the water for the Pasta.
05 - In a large frying pan, saute Bacon and Onion ( and Garlic ) for a couple of minutes, or just until the bacon has browned.
06 - Add the Mushrooms and saute for another couple of minutes.
07 - You can now cook the Pasta.
08 - Add Tomatoes, Olives and Water ( or White Wine ), and cook for 5 minutes.
09 - Drain the Pasta al dente and combine it with the Sauce in the pan.
10 - Cook for 10 minutes mixing well.
11 - Sprinkle some Parsley on top. Serve.
Notes:
- Feel free to serve the Pasta with some Parmesan Cheese.
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