Pappardelle with mushroom ragu and crispy sage
Prep time: 15 minsTotal time: 
Pappardelle with mushroom ragu and crispy sage
Prep time: 15 minsTotal time: 
Sarah Randell
Our former Food Director, and previously food editor to Delia Smith, Sarah has written more than 1000 recipes for the magazine. She is also author of Family Baking and Marmalade; A Bittersweet Cookbook among others.
Sarah Randell
Our former Food Director, and previously food editor to Delia Smith, Sarah has written more than 1000 recipes for the magazine. She is also author of Family Baking and Marmalade; A Bittersweet Cookbook among others.
Ingredients
- 15g mixed dried mushrooms
- 50g walnut pieces
- 500g chestnut or mini portabella mushrooms, sliced
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 300g dried pappardelle or linguine
- 12-16 smallish sage leaves
- 2-3 tbsp walnut oil
- zest and juice of a lemon
Step by step
Make the mushroom ragu and toast the walnuts up to a day ahead.
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Put the dried mushrooms in a small, deep bowl, add boiling water to just cover, then leave to soak. Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. Toast the walnuts in a deep frying pan for 2-3 minutes, tossing now and then – they will smell toasted when they’re ready – tip into a bowl and leave to cool.
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Cook the sliced mushrooms in the frying pan with the oil for 8-10 minutes, stirring now and then – the mushrooms will release liquid as they cook. Drain the dried mushrooms (reserve the soaking liquid), chop them and add with the liquid to the sliced mushrooms. Bubble together for 5 minutes to reduce the liquid to a couple of tablespoons. Season. Tip the mushrooms into a bowl, rinse and dry the pan.
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Cook the pasta in the boiling water according to pack instructions. Fry the sage leaves in a frying pan in a tablespoon of the walnut oil until crispy. Drain on kitchen paper; sprinkle with salt.
TipYou could also add shredded cooked chicken to the pasta mixture at the end, if you like.
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Drain the pasta, return to the pan and toss with the lemon zest and juice and the mushrooms. Serve in warm bowls, drizzled with the remaining walnut oil and sprinkled with the walnuts and crispy sage leaves.
