Creamy mushroom tagliatelle pasta is one of Italy's most favorite autumn dishes, hands down.
We make the dough for tagliatelle following the simple, traditional recipe: 3 eggs, 2 cups of flour, a pinch of salt, and as much love as you need. We roll them out with a rolling pin, making a thin pasta sheet and cut with a knife, just the way grandma did.
And now, which mushrooms will be perfect with our fresh pasta? The following are the ideal choices to enjoy perfect pasta with mushrooms and never get bored.
Porcini
Let’s start with the great classic. The most popular mushrooms with tagliatelle are porcini. Their intense aroma, pleasant texture, and sweetish taste will make your dish delicious. For an extra touch in our mushroom-based pasta dishes, we can rely on simple ingredients liked minced parsley, beans, and walnuts.
Champignons
Using champignons in tagliatelle is a simple idea to make a nice woodsy pasta with an ingredient that’s easy to find and cheaper than other types of mushrooms. First, we clean them and cut them into thin vertical slices without removing the stem. We sauté them in a pan with garlic, extra-virgin olive oil, and chili pepper for about 20 minutes. This will be the sauce for our tagliatelle, which we will drain well when al dente and top with the champignons and a pat of butter.
Poplar mushrooms
Another valued ingredient for our tagliatelle is poplar mushrooms (pioppini in Italian). These are less common than the mushrooms mentioned above, but they will be a treat for the palate of anyone who loves simple, intense flavors. To play up the rustic effect of the recipe, stew them, perhaps flavoring the sauce with some crumbled sausage.
Chanterelles
Tagliatelle with chanterelles (finferli in Italian) are almost as famous as those with porcini. These mushrooms, sometimes called cantharellus, make wonderful pasta dishes with their strong flavor and pleasing texture. For best results, you should parboil them before frying them in a pan with butter and minced onion. The recipe below includes all the steps and procedures for making tagliatelle with chanterelles.
