Australian Gourmet Traveller - (07)July 2020 (1)

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500 gmcasareccepasta

600 gmmixedmushrooms,

suchasoyster,kingbrown,

Swissbrownandenoki

150 gmbutter

2 tablespoonsextra-virgin

oliveoil

4 garliccloves,verythinly

sliced

¼ cupthyme,leavespicked,

plusextratoserve

80 gm(1cup)finely grated

pecorino

Casarecce

withmixed

mushrooms

SERVES 4

1 Cookpastaina large

saucepanofsaltedboiling

wateruntilal dente.Drain,

reserving1 cuppastawater.

2 Meanwhile,thicklyslicethe

largemushrooms,tearoyster

mushroomsinhalfandenoki

mushroomsintosmallerclusters.

3 Heatbutterandoliveoil

inthesamesaucepanover

mediumheat.Addthelarge

mushroomsandcook,stirring

occasionally,untiltender(5

minutes). Add garlic, thyme

andremainingmushrooms

andcook,stirringoccasionally,

untilgoldenandstartingto

crisp(5minutes).Remove

halfofthemushroomsfrom

thepanandsetaside.Add

reservedcookingwater,pasta

and3/4ofthepecorinotothe

saucepan,seasontotaste

andstirtocombine.

4 Dividepastaamongbowls.

Topwithreservedmushrooms,

remainingpecorinoandfresh

thyme to serve.➤

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