BEEF TORTELLINI IN A CREAMY TARRAGON AND MUSHROOM SAUCE

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Beef Tortellini in a Creamy Tarragon and Mushroom Sauce image

This simple and quick recipe makes for a delicious, creamy and comforting meal. Note: You can also add a couple of drops of truffle oil for extra (mushroom-y) flavour.

Provided by LivinInTO

Categories     < 30 Mins

Time 30m

Yield 3-4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

1/2 large onion, chopped
2 teaspoons garlic, chopped
8 ounces mushrooms, sliced
1 -2 teaspoon tarragon
fresh basil (to taste)
salt and pepper (to taste)
1/3 cup cream
1/2 cup beef stock
1 -2 tablespoon white wine or 1 -2 tablespoon vodka
1 tablespoon olive oil
flour (as thickening agent for sauce) or cornstarch (as thickening agent for sauce)
1 (370 g) package beef tortellini

Steps:

  • In a large pan, fry: onion, garlic and mushrooms in 1 tbsp of olive oil and season with salt/pepper/tarragon. Cook until onions become transparent and mushrooms start to sweat (3-4 minutes).
  • Add white wine to deglaze pan. Turn down heat.
  • Add beef stock and cream and allow the sauce to return to a slow simmer until mushrooms are cooked through and flavours saturate the sauce. (5-10 minutes).
  • At this point, if the sauce is still too thin you can whisk in flour to help thicken. To avoid clumps: whisk a bit of flour into a small amount of cool water in a cup and then add that to the sauce.
  • To make the sauce extra rich and flavourful, stir in some Romano or Parmesan cheese and add a couple of drops of truffle oil.
  • Add a few fresh basil leaves to sauce.
  • Meanwhile, salt water and boil pasta according to package instructions.
  • Combine pasta with sauce.
  • Enjoy.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 155.2, Fat 13.1, SaturatedFat 5.9, Cholesterol 29.4, Sodium 163.6, Carbohydrate 6.6, Fiber 1.3, Sugar 2.6, Protein 3.9

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