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Creamy mushroom pasta without cream

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Ingredients
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  • extra virgin olive oil
Set the stove to medium heat and add extra virgin olive oil to the pan.
Add a splash of water before the oil gets hot, then the garlic, then the mushrooms before the garlic burns.
  • water
  • garlic
  • mushrooms
  • pepper
  • butter
Add pepper and the butter.
Add one tablespoon of sea salt to the boiling water.
  • 1 tbsp sea salt
  • mushrooms
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • milk
Blend a separate lot of mushrooms with a little extra virgin olive oil and a splash of milk into a cream.
  • parsley
Add a little more water or milk for extra creaminess, then a nice amount of parsley, and pour in the milk.
  • pasta water
Add the blended mushroom cream to the pan and let it thicken, then add pasta water.
Thickening with the mushroom cream
  • pasta
Add the pasta and mix, then more pasta water with the flame still on, tossing.
  • pecorino cheese
Add a little more pasta water, then the pecorino cheese in two goes.