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               Plum Tomato Sauce With Portabella Mushrooms

Recipe By     : Chef Emeril
Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Sauces

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
                        Olive oil
     1/3  c             Onion -- chopped
   2      tb            Garlic -- minced
                        Salt & white pepper -- to taste
   2      c             Italian plum tomatoes
     1/3  c             Fresh basil -- chopped
     1/2  c             Chicken broth
                        Fresh ground black pepper
   2      tb            Unsalted butter
     1/2  lb            Angel hair pasta
     1/2  c             All-purpose flour
   1      tb            Creole seasoning
     1/4  c             Olive oil
   4                    Portabella mushrooms
     1/2  c             Parmesan cheese -- grated

Remove stem from mushrooms. Mix flour and Creole seasoning. Dredge
mushroom caps in flour. Saute in olive oil.

Make Tomato Sauce:

In hot olive oil, add onion and garlic, saute 1 to 2 minutes. Add
basil, pepper, and salt, then tomatoes. Stir to extract juices. Add
chicken stock. Cook about 3 minutes, then add the butter and season
with additional salt and pepper.

In lightly salted boiling water cook the angel hair pasta for 1 to
2 minutes.

Place blanched pasta in four bowl, top with the sauteed mushroom, put
a little sauce on the pasta and on the mushroom. Top with freshly
grated Parmesan cheese.

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