Pappardelle with Lemon, Garlic and Porcini Mushrooms

Cooking time: 15 minutes
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Serves: 4
Vegetarian: Yes
Ingredients:
- 455g pappardelle pasta (if you can’t get hold of pappardelle, linguine works well too)
- Juice of half a lemon
- 60g parmesan cheese, grated
- 2 garlic cloves
- 25g Merchant Gourmet Dried Porcini mushrooms
- 1 small glass white wine
- 300g fresh chestnut mushrooms, sliced
- 75g butter
- Handful parsley, chopped
How to cook it:
- Place the Porcini Mushrooms in a small bowl, cover with boiling water and leave to rehydrate for 15 minutes.
- Melt the butter in a frying pan, and fry the chestnut mushrooms on a moderate heat for 3 minutes.
- Lift the rehydrated Porcini Mushrooms from the bowl and fry with the chestnut mushrooms for 2 minutes.
- Peel, and finely slice the garlic and add to the pan with a few grinds of salt and pepper.
- Stir the mushroom from time to time allowing them to go nicely golden.
- Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and cook the pasta according to pack instructions.
- Place the wine and half of the mushroomy water into the frying pan, and allow to simmer on a gentle heat.
- When the pasta is ready, drain and add to the mushrooms.
- Throw in the parsley, parmesan and fresh lemon juice, and toss so that all the pasta is nicely covered. Serve.

