Source: Baked pappardelle with pancetta and porcini
Baked pappardelle with pancetta and porcini
Servings 3 people
Ingredients
- 500 ml milk
- 20 g dried porchini mushrooms
- 1 parmesan rind optional
- 40 g butter
- 25 g plain flour
- 250 g pappardelle pasta
- 50 g pancetta or bacon
- 5 tbsp parmesan
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 190C/375F/Gas 5.
- Warm the milk in a saucepan (with the parmesan rind if using), add the porcini mushrooms, remove from the heat and soak for 10 minutes. Strain through a sieve suspended over a bowl, pressing lightly on the mushrooms with the back of ladle to extract all the milk.
- Heat the butter in a clean saucepan, add the flour and stir over a low heat for 2-3 minutes without colouring the roux.
- Pour in the porcini-flavoured milk all in one go and whisk together vigorously until smooth. Cook the sauce for a further 10 minutes, or until the sauce has thickened. Season lightly with salt and freshly ground black pepper and set aside.
- Bring a large pan of salted water to a rolling boil. Add the pasta and cook until al dente. Drain in a colander, tip into a roomy bowl and carefully stir in the sauce, porcini and pancetta until well combined.
- Place the pasta into a lightly buttered oven-proof dish. Smooth the surface and cover with two tablespoons of the parmesan. Bake in the oven for 30-40 minutes, or until bubbling around the edges and golden-brown.
- Serve the dish piping hot at the dinner table and have extra cheese at the ready.
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