Pasta With “Fake” Sauce

30 mins
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Grate carrot, onion, celery and one large porcini mushroom.
  2. 2Grate carrot, onion, celery and one large porcini mushroom.
  3. 3Grate carrot, onion, celery and one large porcini mushroom.
  4. 4Dice the porcini mushrooms with a knife.
  5. 5Dice the porcini mushrooms with a knife.
  6. 6Dice the porcini mushrooms with a knife.
  7. 7In a pot, mix the grated vegetables and diced mushrooms with a quarter cup of olive oil and a little salt.
  8. 8In a pot, mix the grated vegetables and diced mushrooms with a quarter cup of olive oil and a little salt.
  9. 9In a pot, mix the grated vegetables and diced mushrooms with a quarter cup of olive oil and a little salt.
  10. 10Cook them down slowly with the top on for about half an hour.
  11. 11Cook them down slowly with the top on for about half an hour.
  12. 12Cook them down slowly with the top on for about half an hour.
  13. 13Add a little bit of wine.
  14. 14Add a little bit of wine.
  15. 15Add a little bit of wine.
  16. 16Reduce the wine to make it thicker and to get a nice, soft, balanced flavor.
  17. 17Reduce the wine to make it thicker and to get a nice, soft, balanced flavor.
  18. 18Reduce the wine to make it thicker and to get a nice, soft, balanced flavor.
  19. 19Add some tomato paste and ground black pepper.
  20. 20Add some tomato paste and ground black pepper.
  21. 21Add some tomato paste and ground black pepper.
  22. 22Cook down until it starts to brown on the bottom of the pot.
  23. 23Cook down until it starts to brown on the bottom of the pot.
  24. 24Cook down until it starts to brown on the bottom of the pot.
  25. 25Add about a cup of reserved pasta water into that sauce.
  26. 26Add about a cup of reserved pasta water into that sauce.
  27. 27Add about a cup of reserved pasta water into that sauce.
  28. 28Pour it over the pasta and cook the pasta over medium-low for a couple of minutes, tossing all the while with the sauce.
  29. 29Pour it over the pasta and cook the pasta over medium-low for a couple of minutes, tossing all the while with the sauce.
  30. 30Pour it over the pasta and cook the pasta over medium-low for a couple of minutes, tossing all the while with the sauce.
  31. 31Add a little grated Parmesan or pecorino and a little drizzle of olive oil.
  32. 32Add a little grated Parmesan or pecorino and a little drizzle of olive oil.
  33. 33Add a little grated Parmesan or pecorino and a little drizzle of olive oil.

Ingredients

  • 1 carrot
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 onion
  • 1 onion
  • 1 onion
  • 1 celery
  • 1 celery
  • 1 celery
  • 1 large porcini mushroom
  • 1 large porcini mushroom
  • 1 large porcini mushroom
  • 0.25 cup olive oil
  • 0.25 cup olive oil
  • 0.25 cup olive oil
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 little bit wine
  • 1 little bit wine
  • 1 little bit wine
  • 1 can tomato paste
  • 1 can tomato paste
  • 1 can tomato paste
  • 1 pinch ground black pepper
  • 1 pinch ground black pepper
  • 1 pinch ground black pepper
  • 1 cup pasta water
  • 1 cup pasta water
  • 1 cup pasta water
  • 1 little grated Parmesan or pecorino
  • 1 little grated Parmesan or pecorino
  • 1 little grated Parmesan or pecorino
  • 1 little drizzle olive oil
  • 1 little drizzle olive oil
  • 1 little drizzle olive oil

Equipment

box graterknifepotmeasuring cup