No-cream Wild Mushroom Pasta Sauce

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 8 ounces shiitake mushrooms, sliced
• 8 ounces cremini mushrooms, sliced
• 2 ounces dried mushrooms (i used porcini)
• 2 1/2 cups vegetable broth
• 1 cup mushroom broth (the liquid from the mushrooms you rehydrated)
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 cup onion (cut in half and thin sliced)
• 4 scallions, diced (whites and greens)
• 1 teaspoon fresh rosemary, chopped fine
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped fine
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
• salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 dried mushrooms -- rehydrate the mushrooms by adding 2 1/2 cups of boiling water to a bowl with the mushrooms and cover with plastic wrap. they will take about 10-15 minutes. once they are re-hydrated and soft, thin slice. don't throw away the liquid. you will be adding that to the broth.
• 2 mushrooms -- in a large saute pan, add the olive oil and heat to medium high. add in the mushrooms, onions, scallions, garlic, rosemary, thyme and rosemary. and cook about 7-10 minutes until the mushrooms get brown and the liquid from the mushrooms has evaporated, (mushrooms give off a natural liquid when cooked, but as they brown, the liquid will evaporate).
• 3 once the mushrooms are brown, add in the broth (reserve 1/4 cup to add to the corn starch to make a slurry or thickening agent. this will be used to thicken your sauce at the end), and the liquid from re-hydrating the mushrooms to the mushroom and onion mixture. cook on medium to medium low heat for about 8-10 minutes until the broth is reduced by about 1/2.
• 4 finish -- add the 1/4 reserved broth with the corn starch to make a slurry. this is what will thicken your sauce. add to the mushrooms and bring to medium high heat. the sauce will begin to thicken. continue to cook for a minute or two, and then add in the parsley and check for any seasoning, salt and pepper.
• 5 serve -- i really love this over a 3-cheese ravioli (just store bought it fine), but you can use any pasta you like. top with cheese and enjoy!