Tortellini with creamy mushroom sauce

Name: Tortellini with creamy mushroom sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italy
Ingredients: 500 g (1 lb) cap or button mushrooms, thinly sliced; 500 g (1 lb) fresh tortellini; 2 tablespoons port; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 500 ml (16 fl oz) thick (double) cream; 2 French shallots, finely chopped; 40 g (1¼ oz) unsalted butter

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
50 min

Appears in

Pasta

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 1998

About

Fresh tortellini, small pasta parcels containing meat, cheese or vegetable fillings, are now available in most supermarkets and delicatessens, making this delicious dish very easy to put together.

Ingredients

40 g (1¼ oz) unsalted butter
2 French shallots, finely chopped

Europe
Italy
Main course
Pasta
Mediterranean
Vegetarian

Method

Over low heat, melt the butter in a frying pan and cook the shallots with a pinch of salt for 3-5 minutes without colouring. Toss the mushrooms in the lemon juice, add to the pan with another pinch of salt and cook over medium heat for about 10-15 minutes, or until the mushrooms are dry and all the liquid has evaporated. Add the port and cook for 2-3 minutes, or until almos