Pasta With “Fake” Sauce

30m
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Grate carrot, onion, celery and one large porcini mushroom.
  2. 2Dice the porcini mushrooms with a knife.
  3. 3In a pot, mix the grated vegetables and diced mushrooms with a quarter cup of olive oil and a little salt.
  4. 4Cook them down slowly with the top on for about half an hour.
  5. 5Add a little bit of wine.
  6. 6Reduce the wine to make it thicker and to get a nice, soft, balanced flavor.
  7. 7Add some tomato paste and ground black pepper.
  8. 8Cook down until it starts to brown on the bottom of the pot.
  9. 9Add about a cup of reserved pasta water into that sauce.
  10. 10Pour it over the pasta and cook the pasta over medium-low for a couple of minutes, tossing all the while with the sauce.
  11. 11Add a little grated Parmesan or pecorino and a little drizzle of olive oil.

Ingredients

  • 1 carrot
  • 1 onion
  • 1 celery
  • 1 large porcini mushroom
  • 0.25 cup olive oil
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 little bit wine
  • 1 can tomato paste
  • 1 pinch ground black pepper
  • 1 cup pasta water
  • 1 little grated Parmesan or pecorino
  • 1 little drizzle olive oil

Equipment

box graterknifepotmeasuring cup