Step 7 of 8 · Weeknight Pasta Lab
Brown the mushrooms like meat
Brown the mushrooms like meat — step 7 of 8 in Weeknight Pasta Lab. 250 g sliced mushrooms in a hot pan with 1 Tbsp oil. Do not crowd. Leave them until they actually brown. Salt at the end.

Free food & cooking tip: Brown the mushrooms like meat (step 7 of 8 from "Weeknight Pasta Lab").
250 g sliced mushrooms in a hot pan with 1 Tbsp oil. Do not crowd. Leave them until they actually brown. Salt at the end. Add 1 garlic clove, thyme, a splash of white wine or water, then 80 ml cream. Toss pasta through. Parsley.
Watery mushrooms means the pan was crowded or wet. Dry them, wait, then move them.
You'll need
- Hot pan
- No crowding
- Salt late
- Cream after the brown bits
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