FRESH SPAGHETTI WITH WILD MUSHROOM RAGù
Ingredients
- 200g/7oz plain flour
- plus extra for dusting
- 2 free-range eggs
- pinch salt
- 1 tbsp oil
- ½ onion
- finely chopped
- 2 rashers streaky bacon
- chopped
- 200g/7oz mixed wild mushrooms
- sliced
- 1 garlic clove
- finely chopped
- 150ml/¼ pint white wine
- 3 tbsp double cream
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
- For the pasta
- place the flour
- eggs and salt into a food processor and blend until the mixture comes together as a dough.
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and knead until smooth. Wrap in cling film and leave to rest in the fridge for an hour
- if time allows.
- Feed the pasta through a pasta machine
- beginning on the thickest setting and working down to the thinnest setting. Slice into thin spaghetti using the pasta cutter on the machine.
- For the ragù
- heat the oil in a frying pan and add the onion and bacon. Fry gently until soft
- then add the mushrooms and garlic and stir well.
- Add the wine and simmer until reduced by half.
- Add the cream and season
- to taste
- with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Cook the spaghetti in boiling salted water for 2-3 minutes
- then drain and mix with the mushroom ragù.
- To serve
- divide the spaghetti between two serving bowls.

