Name: Casarecce with mixed mushrooms and thyme
Ingredients: 500 gm dried casarecce; 600 gm mixed mushrooms, such as oyster, king brown, Swiss brown and enoki; 150 gm butter; 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 2 garlic cloves, very thinly sliced; ¼ cup thyme, leaves picked, plus extra to serve; 80 gm (1 cup) finely grated pecorino

Ingredients

500 gm dried casarecce

600 gm mixed mushrooms, such as oyster, king brown, Swiss brown and enoki

150 gm butter

2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil

2 garlic cloves, very thinly sliced

¼ cup thyme, leaves picked, plus extra to serve

80 gm (1 cup) finely grated pecorino

Method

1.Cook casarecce in a large saucepan of salted boiling water until al dente. Drain, reserving 1 cup pasta water.

2.Meanwhile, thickly slice the large mushrooms, tear oyster mushrooms in half and enoki mushrooms into smaller clusters.

3.Heat butter and olive oil in the same saucepan over medium heat. Add the large mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender (5 minutes). Add garlic, thyme and remaining mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden and starting to crisp (5 minutes). Remove half of the mushrooms from the pan and set aside. Add reserved cooking water, pasta and ¾ of the pecorino to the saucepan, season to taste and stir to combine.

4.Divide casarecce among bowls. Top with reserved mushrooms, remaining pecorino and fresh thyme to serve.

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Styling by Lucy Tweed

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