A rustic and richly flavored first course. We prepare the lumberjack
A pasta with mushrooms, but not only. Have you ever prepared the lumberjack?
It is a very easy and fast recipe, perfect in the fall with freshly picked mushrooms.
But there is not a single recipe of the lumberjack. There are many variations and each one can enrich it according to one's taste: some prefer it with red sauce, some with cream, some with peas, some with sausage, some with bacon, those who make it with short pasta and those with long egg pasta. We give you three choices.
Recipe with sauce
If you love tomato sauce, prepare the red woodsman, which in theory would be the original recipe.
Just fry a little chopped onion with extra virgin olive oil and then add some private sausage from the sac (or smoked pancetta) and some mushrooms, preferably porcini mushrooms.
Let it brown, blending with the white wine and then add the cherry tomatoes or the puree and let the sauce cook for 10-15 minutes over medium-low heat.
Then drain the pasta, penne or tagliatelle, and toss in the dressing.
Serve with fresh parsley and grated Parmesan if you like.
Recipe with peas
But are there peas in the original recipe?
Since, as we have said, a real recipe does not exist, we also propose the version with peas that can be either white or with sauce.
Simply add them to the onion mixture with the mushrooms and pancetta. Pour some white wine and continue cooking until the sauce is well cooked.
You can add the sauce or not and you can also avoid bacon and sausage for a veg version.
You can also use frozen peas, but take them out of the freezer a little early.
Recipe with cream
The real greedy ones love the version of the boscaiola with cream, but know that in this case the flavor of all the ingredients will be more delicate because it is attenuated just by the addition of a creamy and sweeter element.
The cream is the fresh one you find in the kitchen counter and not the long-life one. It should be added at the end, when the dressing is ready or it can be added together with the freshly drained pasta to whisk everything together.
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