Pasta with Boscaiola Sauce

Writer: Christina Galt

 

Pasta with Boscaiola Sauce

Writer: Christina Galt

Pasta with Boscaiola Sauce

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Course: Main Dishes, Sauces/Miscellaneous
Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients

  • 5 lbs mushrooms (assorted button mushrooms, portabella, and shiitake)
  • 1 cup olive oil
  • salt and white pepper to taste
  • 1/2 lb sliced prosciutto, chopped
  • 1 qt light cream
  • 2 1/2 lbs vine-ripened tomatoes (chopped)
  • 1/2 tbsp fresh sage leaves, julienned and chopped
  • 1/2 lb Parmesan cheese rinds
  • For the garnish: Parmesan cheese shavings

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 450º F.
  • Clean and dice mushrooms and coat in olive oil, salt and white pepper. Roast in the oven for 45 minutes, or until crispy. Set aside.
  • In a large saucepan, sauté prosciutto and half the sage until fragrant, about 5-7 minutes. Add the cream and bring to a boil, stirring often so the cream does not separate, turn the heat down to medium-low. Add the chopped tomatoes, Parmesan cheese rinds and the roasted mushrooms. Lower heat and simmer; reduce sauce for three hours, adding the remaining sage just before removing sauce from heat. 
  • Remove the cheese rinds before serving. Serve with fresh wide-ribbon pasta. Sprinkle fresh sage on the pasta and a few thin shavings of Parmesan to garnish. Serves 10-12.

Notes

This recipe appeared in the 2022 Winter issue of Cape Cod HOME. Recipe from Nantucket Taste Memories: The DeMarco Restaurant Cookbook. DeMarco Restaurant was an exceptional seasonal restaurant on Nantucket. 
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Christina Galt

Christina Galt is the Digital Editor at Cape Cod Life Publications. Born and raised on the Cape, Christina has always had a love for the ocean and everything "Cape Cod." She found herself the perfect home away from home at the University of Rhode Island and double majored in Sociology and Gender & Women’s Studies. After graduating, Christina came back to the Cape and started her journey at Cape Cod Life. She spends most of her free time with her family, especially her chocolate lab Sadie, and enjoys spending summers on her family’s boat.