Noodles With Bacon & Shitake Mushrooms
Posted: Sunday, March 01, 2009
by Peter Alfieri
Buon Appetito Providence
This is an adaptation to a dish that I recently had at a friend's house. It's relatively easy to make and well worth the time as long as you start this recipe an hour before dinner time. I prefer to use fresh tomatoes although canned can be used if you don't have the fresh variety. Pancetta can also be used instead of bacon; I use bacon because it's less expensive; if you choose to use pancetta then you'll be sticking with this dish's northern Italian roots. I also chose to use shitake mushrooms over the more commonly used porcini; I feel the shitake mushrooms lend a meatier texture as well as a distinct flavor. Whatever course of ingredients you decide to use or substitute, I'm sure this dish won't let you down. Buon Appetito!!
Difficulty (Scale from 1-10): 5
Serves: 4
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Total Time: 60 minutes
Ingredients
3 pounds of fresh tomatoes - peeled & seeded or crushed canned tomatoes
3/4 cup of warm water
1/4 teaspoon of crushed red pepper
11 slices of bacon
4 tablespoons of olive oil
2 coves of garlic - minced
3.5 ounces of fresh shitake mushrooms
1 pounds of dried fettuccini
salt - to taste
pepper - to taste
freshly grated Romano cheese - to serve
Preparation
Over medium heat add tomatoes, water, and crushed red pepper to a sauce pan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 30-40 minutes uncovered. Stir occasionally to prevent sticking.
In a medium sized skillet over medium heat add bacon, 2 tablespoons of olive oil, and fry until golden but not crisp. Add the garlic and mushrooms and continue to fry for 3 minutes then set aside.
Cook pasta in a large pot of salted water, cook until al dente.
Add bacon and mushroom mixture to the tomato sauce and mix well. season with salt and ground black pepper to taste.
Drain the pasta amongst plates and spoon the sauce on top of the pasta. Serve with grated Romano cheese.
Enjoy your noodles!!
Difficulty (Scale from 1-10): 5
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Total Time: 60 minutes
Ingredients
3 pounds of fresh tomatoes - peeled & seeded or crushed canned tomatoes
3/4 cup of warm water
1/4 teaspoon of crushed red pepper
11 slices of bacon
4 tablespoons of olive oil
2 coves of garlic - minced
3.5 ounces of fresh shitake mushrooms
1 pounds of dried fettuccini
salt - to taste
pepper - to taste
freshly grated Romano cheese - to serve
Preparation
Over medium heat add tomatoes, water, and crushed red pepper to a sauce pan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 30-40 minutes uncovered. Stir occasionally to prevent sticking.
In a medium sized skillet over medium heat add bacon, 2 tablespoons of olive oil, and fry until golden but not crisp. Add the garlic and mushrooms and continue to fry for 3 minutes then set aside.
Cook pasta in a large pot of salted water, cook until al dente.
Add bacon and mushroom mixture to the tomato sauce and mix well. season with salt and ground black pepper to taste.
Drain the pasta amongst plates and spoon the sauce on top of the pasta. Serve with grated Romano cheese.
Enjoy your noodles!!
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Top-level comments on this article: (5 total)Peter, this looks yummy and I cannot wait to try this one on my wife Christine. she is Italiano, and I will tell you, she is a great cook as well, but I am here to meet her challenge, (with you help of course), and see what she thinks...I can't wait to try this, what a wonderful pasta dish this will make....my mouth is watering just thinking about it......!!!! Great recipe, and I will let you know what she thinks.....your fan, and friend in pen....Gary......(thanks for making me look good)!!!Thanks Gary! Sometimes friendly cook-offs can be quite a bit of fun!!Congrats on your searchwarp success! I see you have a great popularity rating, keep up the great work my friend!Ciao-Pete
Peter,Another delicious share, I see. You are going to have me in the gym for sure! Thanks for sharing such delicious information!
Hi - sounds good and you've made it really simple - love the directions. Thanks for the recipe.Good Fortune to you! Cheryl
Good article. Sounds like something I would like to try.
Sounds tasty.I prefer my simple little meal though.
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