Morel Mushrooms with Cream Sauce
"This is probably the best morel dish I have ever made."
Equipment
- 1 large pot to boil pasta
- 1 large skillet for morels
- 1 strainer
- 1 knife
Ingredients
- 12 fresh morels small to medium size
- 1 lb dried spaghetti can substitute other pasta
- 1/2 cup salted butter
- 1/2 cup onion finely diced
- 4-5 garlic cloves minced
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1/2 cup parmesean shaved
- 2 Tbsp freshly chopped Italian herbs parsley, basil, oregano
- Salt and Pepper
Instructions
- bring a large pot of salted water to boil and add pasta
- clean morels and slice in half
- in a larger skillet, med/high heat, add butter and diced onions and cook for 4-5 minutes until onions are translucent
- add morels to skillet and cook for 6-7 minutes. add garlic during the last minute
- add heavy cream to the morel skillet, reducing heat to medium and let the cream simmer until it begins to thicken (approx 10 minutes)
- blend in a few tablespoons of pasta water and herbs
- turn off heat and add the shaved parmesan and salt and pepper to taste
- Strain the cooked pasta, and add fold in the morel cream sauce
- serve and enjoy!
Notes
The kids and my husband loved it, and all were in agreement that it was delicious. We usually fry our morels, so this was a great way try something different.