Mushroom Tortellini with Lemon and Thyme

Ingredients

Tortellini Filling:

• 145g shiitake mushrooms
• 145g cremini mushrooms
• 2 1/2 tablespoons butter
• 2 small shallots, finely minced
• 3 medium cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves, minced
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 115ml dry red wine
• 25g grated Parmesan cheese + more for serving

Pasta Dough:

• 250g all-purpose flour + more for dusting
• 2 large eggs
• 4 yolks 
• 1 teaspoon salt + more for salting water

Lemon & Thyme Sauce:

• 125g Anchor Extra Yield Cooking Cream
• 5g lemon juice and peel
• 5g citrus thyme
• Salt and pepper

Garnish:

• 50g Serrano ham
• 150g green asparagus

Method

Tortellini Filling:

• Place mushrooms in the work bowl of a food processor. Mix until chopped into small pieces (no puree).
• Melt butter in a large pan over medium heat. Add mushrooms and cook until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Add shallots, garlic, and thyme and season with salt and pepper.
• Reduce heat to medium low and continue cooking, stirring frequently, until mixture is dry and starting to brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Add red wine. Increase heat to high and cook, stirring, until no visible liquid remains, approximately 1 minute.
• Remove from heat and stir in Parmesan cheese. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer mixture to a food processor or blender and process until smooth. Refrigerate to cool completely.

Pasta Dough:

• Make the pasta dough. Let it rest for about 30 minutes. Roll with rolling pin to about ½ thickness (suitable for pasta machine) Continue to roll the Pasta dough till the required thickness.
• Pipe the mushroom filling and make the tortellini.

Garnish:

• Wash and cut the asparagus in to 2 inch pieces. Add to boiling water and cook for 30 seconds, drain cool with ice cubes.
• Place Slices of Serrano ham on to baking tray aligned with parchment paper. Bake till crispy at 95°C for 1 hour.

Citrus & Thyme Sauce:

• Bring the Anchor Extra Yield Cooking Cream to a boil with fresh chopped thyme. Cook for 1 or 2 min. add lemon juice and peel to a boil.
• Strain through a sieve and mix with hand blender till foamy and light. 

Assembly:

• Bring to the boil a large pan with water. Add Salt and olive oil. Cook the Tortellini’s for approx. 8 min till al dente. 
• Serve with the cooked asparagus, Serrano Ham, citrus & thyme sauce