Wild Mushroom And Basil Pasta

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• fresh pasta, enough for 4
• 2 medium portabella mushrooms, in 1/4 inch thick slices
• 2 cups cremini mushrooms, capped and quartered (button mushroom works too, go wild with your choice :-)
• 1/2 cup of packed fresh basil leaf
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled
• extra virgin olive oil (use the good quality one you've been saving)
• 1/2 cup sherry wine or 1/2 cup dry wine
• 1 -2 teaspoon soy sauce
• shredded parmesan cheese
• salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 for sauce, heat heavy skillet.
• 2 saute garlic cloves in 1-2 tablespoons of olive oil until coated and beginning to brown (about 1 minute).
• 3 add mushrooms and sautee until juices begin to emerge.
• 4 add wine or sherry (more or less depending on how juicy you want it to be) and soy sauce.
• 5 coat mushrooms and cook for another minute or so.
• 6 add basil and cook until leaves are slightly wilted.
• 7 remove garlic cloves.
• 8 add salt and pepper to taste.
• 9 toss cooked noodles with a little bit of olive oil (the amount depends on how juicy your mushroom mix is).
• 10 transfer to plates and top with mushrooms and grated parmesan.