Name: Mushroom and Fontina maccheroni
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 500 gm mixed mushrooms, such as Swiss brown, portobello and chestnut; 2 tbsp olive oil; Finely grated zest of ½ lemon, plus extra to serve; 1 garlic clove, finely chopped; 400 gm dried maccheroni Calabresi; 250 gm mascarpone; 20 gm mixed dried mushrooms, softened in 60ml boiling water for 20 minutes; 50 gm parmesan, finely grated; 150 gm Fontina, torn into 3cm chunks; 1½ tbsp coarsely chopped sage, plus 1 tbsp extra leaves; 60 gm chilled butter, coarsely chopped

Fresh mushrooms for silkiness, dried mushrooms for intensity and Fontina for bite. If you can’t find Fontina, Taleggio or another washed-rind cheese would work well in its place.

Ingredients

500 gm mixed mushrooms, such as Swiss brown, portobello and chestnut

2 tbsp olive oil

Finely grated zest of ½ lemon, plus extra to serve

1 garlic clove, finely chopped

400 gm dried maccheroni Calabresi

250 gm mascarpone

20 gm mixed dried mushrooms, softened in 60ml boiling water for 20 minutes

50 gm parmesan, finely grated

150 gm Fontina, torn into 3cm chunks

1½ tbsp coarsely chopped sage, plus 1 tbsp extra leaves

60 gm chilled butter, coarsely chopped

Method

Preheat oven to 200°C. Thickly slice larger mushrooms and keep smaller ones whole. Toss in a roasting pan with oil, lemon zest and half the garlic and roast until browned on the edges (6-8 minutes).

Meanwhile, cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling salted water until not quite al dente (10-12 minutes). Drain and return to pan.

Bring mascarpone, dried mushrooms and their soaking liquid, and remaining garlic to a simmer in a saucepan, add to pasta along with parmesan and two-thirds of the Fontina, season and mix well. Fold in roasted mushrooms and chopped sage, spread in a 2-litre baking dish, scatter with remaining Fontina and bake until bubbling and golden brown (20-25 minutes).

Cook butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat until light brown (2-3 minutes). Remove from heat, add extra sage leaves and season. Serve pasta drizzled with sage butter and extra lemon zest.

Recipe by Tamika O'Neill

Photography by Brett Stevens Photographer

Brett Stevens is an award-winning food, travel and still-life photographer based in Sydney, Australia. His career spans the globe; regularly taking on assignments for esteemed international magazines, advertisers and publishing houses. His signature style bestrides food, lifestyle, architecture, design and travel. Brett is renowned for his ability to create innovative work that combines his technical, considered eye with a playful organic freedom. Inspired by design, architecture and a bold aesthetic, Brett sights the work of Geoffrey Smart, Joel Sternfeld, Gregory Crewdson and Edward Burtynsky as but a few who inspire his ideals of creative expression. Whether it be large-scale studio set-builds, location shoots or concise tabletop environments, Bretts’ passion for photography and distinctive style is reflected in every shot he captures. Brett finds creative freedom and experimentation through his many personal projects, which allows him to maintain a clear headspace through the non-commercial elements of his craft. Invigorated by the current shift traditional advertising, marketing and publishing clients are making into generating multi-faceted digital and print content, Brett is now collaborating with clients on concepts that encompass all media outlets and platforms. Even though he remains a ‘stills’ photographer at heart he is engaging with some of the best editors, sound and post-production teams and has directed motion for a multitude of OLO, EDM and tablet platforms. With an enviable professional career that has encompassed many changes to all facets of the industry, Brett Stevens continues to evolve and embrace new technologies to best serve his clients while creating work that exemplifies his talent and distinct creative style. Some of Brett’s clients include Gourmet Traveller, DMG Fine Wine, Are Media, Dominos, Harvey Norman, Delicious, NLM, Domayne, Vogue Living, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose, Smeg Appliances, Jones, Condé Nast, Time Inc, Rockpool Group, Food & Wine, Mercedes Benz and Hardie Grant.

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