Fusilli with Forest Flavors in a Parmesan Basket

Difficulty

Easy

Timings

20 MIN

Cooked with

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INGREDIENTS

PREPARATION

Grate the cheese and spread it on a plate lined with parchment paper: now create a disc about 20 cm in diameter and about 2 mm thick. Cook in the microwave for about 2 minutes, or until the Parmesan has melted and formed a golden crust. Cover an upside-down bowl with the wafer (and its baking paper) to shape the basket and leave to cool. Finely chop the onion and brown it in a pan with extra virgin olive oil, a clove of garlic, and the rosemary sprigs. Remove the rosemary and add the sliced porcini mushrooms, cooking them with a dash of water if necessary. Season with salt and pepper. Now add the dried cranberries and cook for 2 minutes to soften them. Meanwhile, bring a pot of salted water to a boil and cook the fusilli pasta. Drain the pasta when it is al dente and add it to the sauce. Toss everything together, adding a ladleful of the pasta cooking water if necessary, to finish cooking and thicken the sauce. Serve the fusilli inside the Parmesan wafer and garnish with a sprig of rosemary.
Step 1
Grate the Parmigiano Reggiano and spread it on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Form a disc about 20 cm in diameter and 2 mm thick.
Microwave for about 2 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and golden.
Step 2
Quickly flip the cheese disc (with parchment paper) over an upside-down bowl to shape the basket. Let it cool completely.
Step 3
Finely chop the onion. Sauté it in a pan with olive oil, a garlic clove, and rosemary. Remove the rosemary once fragrant.
Step 4
Add the sliced porcini mushrooms and cook until tender, adding a splash of water if needed. Season with salt and pepper.
Step 5
Meanwhile, bring a pot of salted water to a boil and cook the fusilli pasta. Drain the pasta when it is al dente and add it to the sauce.
Step 6
Meanwhile, cook the fusilli in plenty of salted boiling water. Drain al dente and add to the sauce.
Step 7
Toss everything together, adding a ladle of pasta water if needed to thicken the sauce. Serve the fusilli in the Parmesan basket and garnish with a sprig of rosemary.

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