Farro Mafaldine with Black Truffle Butter and Mushrooms
“The best way to cook with truffles is as simply as possible,” says chef Karen Akunowicz, of the Northern Italian restaurant Fox & the Knife in Boston. Bold in scent and flavor, black winter truffles require very little coaxing to lend their heady punch to a dish, though Akunowicz does recommend using a bit of gentle heat, which helps develop and release their deepest flavor, as in this elegant-yet-hearty dish, which pairs creamy butter, nutty farro pasta, and a fortifying mix of wild mushrooms with just enough truffle to elevate each forkful. Black truffle paste, available year-round, melts beautifully into the buttery sauce, but when they’re in season (November through February), Akunowicz recommends splurging for fresh black truffles, and using arasp graterto get as much truffle goodness as possible into each perfect bite.
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Farro mafaldine may be purchased frompappardellespasta.com. Truffle paste is available onamazon.com.