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Shrimp of the Woods Fra-Diavolo

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aborted entoloma mushroom pasta recipe

Here’s a great way to use up those aborted entolomas. Fra-diavolo is a classic Italian preparation, it means “devil style”, and I definitely like it spicy. You could really make anything you want, add some chili and tomato, and call it fra-diavolo. There is something special about pasta though.

I’d made plenty of spicy pastas in restaurants by the time I came to the Twin Cities, but at the old Il Vesco Vino on Selby avenue, we made one with linguine, big hunks of tomato, and seafood. Shrimp came with the basic portion, but for a couple bucks more you could add a few nice hunks of u/10 sea scallop, which was definitely worth it. It was one of the most popular dishes on the menu, and it stayed on right until the bitter end of the restaurant’s demise.

aborted entoloma mushroom pasta recipe

Proper browning of the entolomas is key.

With the shrimpy texture of the aborted entoloma, I knew I wanted to try using them in a dish like this when their season came around. The sauce itself is simple, some garlic, canned tomatoes, wine and chili flakes. Since there are only a few ingredients, you need to make sure you use quality stuff-nice imported tomatoes and a great dried pasta are really important. You also need a some know how of how to treat entolomas to make them taste good too.

A deep, preliminary browning of the mushrooms is crucial to this dish’s success, and really makes the difference between a stellar pasta and a mediocre one.

aborted entoloma mushroom pasta recipe

Reduce the tomato juice, add some parsley and butter, then plate.

All by itself, this is a spicy vegetarian pasta with mushrooms, but if you have a couple extra bucks, try throwing some shrimp, bay scallops, or whole mussels in it. There’s something about the way tomatoes marry with the juice the shellfish give, the heat of the chili and how just the right amount of butter rounds everything out at the end.

aborted entoloma mushroom pasta recipe

aborted entoloma mushroom pasta recipe
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5 from 4 votes

Aborted Entoloma Mushrooms Fra Diavolo

Prep Time20 mins
Cook Time30 mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: Aborted Entoloma, Fra Diavolo, linguine, Shrimp of the woods
Servings: 2

Ingredients

  • 8 0 unces dried linguine preferably an imported brand like Rusticella d'Abruzzo
  • 16 oz can imported Italian San Marzano tomatoes
  • Kosher salt and pepper to taste
  • 1/2 tsp Crushed red pepper or more to taste
  • 2 ounces unsalted butter
  • 1/8 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/8 cup grapeseed or vegetable oil
  • 4 cloves garlic sliced
  • 1 lb aborted entoloma mushrooms trimmed, cleaned, and rinsed if neccessary
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine
  • 2 tbsp flat leaf parsley stemmed and roughly chopped
  • Parmesan cheese to garnish (optional)

Instructions

  • Heat a pasta pot filled with lightly salted water.
  • Remove the tomatoes from the can and place into a nonreactive bowl. Squeeze the seeds out of the tomatoes into a strainer, reserving the juice. Discard the seeds. When the tomatoes have all been seeded, chop them roughly and recombine with their strained juice.
  • Quarter the entolomas or halve if they're small. Heat the oils in 10 in high sided saute pan. Add the entolomas to the pan and season with salt and pepper, cooking over medium heat and stirring occasionally until lightly golden and no juice if any remains in the pan from the mushrooms, about 10 minutes.
  • Move the entolomas to one side of the pan, add the sliced garlic and a little more oil if the mushrooms soaked it up, then reduce the heat to medium low, and cook until golden brown, but not burnt, about 4-5 minutes more. Add the crushed red pepper and stir for 10 seconds. Deglaze the pan with the white wine and reduce until the pan is nearly dry. Add the tomatoes and reserved juice, increase the heat to medium and cook until the liquid is reduced by half, about 5 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, cook the linguine in that salted water until al dente. Drain the linguine.
  • Add the linguine, parsley and butter to the pan and cook for two minutes more, tossing to emulsify the butter.
  • At this point you may need to add some water to the pan in tbsp increments if the pan gets dry and there is no sauce. When the pasta is wet and glossy, Double check the seasoning for salt and your chili tolerance.
  • Divide the pasta evenly between four preheated dinner bowls, leaving the tomato-entoloma sauce in the pan. Top bowl of pasta with equal portions of the sauce and serve immediately with the parmesan if using.

Notes

Serves 4 as an light entree. Some rapini or a bitter salad would be great alongside.

 

 

 

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  1. Sam Schaperow

    November 19, 2014 at 5:15 pm

    Though I used suillus, I made this recipe. TY for the recipe idea. 🙂

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  2. McRae Anderson

    September 17, 2016 at 9:22 pm

    Big crop of aborted entolomas today in Afton, made this tonight .. With scallops and shrimp … Thank you for the wonderful recipe….

    Reply
    • Alan Bergo

      September 18, 2016 at 10:42 am

      Glad you liked it! Entolomas don’t get enough love.

      Reply
      • McRae Anderson

        September 19, 2016 at 8:27 pm

        We’re are you working today? Also, waiting for the honey mushrooms to appear, any recipes?

        Reply
    • Lin Audy

      September 17, 2020 at 6:51 pm

      5 stars
      I didnt have any seafood but it still was amazing! I had fresh yellow tomato sauce i made and it came out perfect!

      Reply
      • Alan Bergo

        September 18, 2020 at 7:40 am

        Great.

        Reply
  3. fritz

    September 11, 2019 at 7:49 pm

    Thank you for running these recipes. We got Shrimp of the Forrest from our local farmers market in Eagle River, WI and this was awesome. Without your discussion, I suspect we would have been disappointed. We used fresh local tomatoes rather than canned, but saved the juice after straining the seeds, per your recipe. Fresh sprouts in-lieu-of parsley. Caramelizing was so right. Too good to believe!! Thanks.

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  4. Lin Audy

    September 17, 2020 at 6:48 pm

    5 stars
    Ohh my gosh thank you sooooo much for this recipe. I am so happy that it came out perfect and it tastes amazing

    Reply
    • Alan Bergo

      September 18, 2020 at 7:40 am

      Glad you liked it.

      Reply

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