Asparagus Mushroom Pasta Sauce (moosewood)

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 lbs fresh asparagus, thin as possible, trimmed & cut into 2 inch pieces
• 2 tablespoons butter (or margarine)
• 1 1/2 cups onions, minced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 lb mushroom, sliced
• 1/2 teaspoon tarragon
• black pepper, to taste
• 1 1/2 cups dry wine
• 1 cup water
• 1 -2 tablespoon flour (depending on how thick you'd like it)
• 6 -8 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 lb pasta

Recipe

• 1 steam the asparagus until just tender, transfer to a colander & rinse under cold running water then set aside to drain well.
• 2 melt the butter in a large skillet. add onion & salt and saute for about 5 minutes.
• 3 add mushrooms, tarragon and pepper, cover and cook over medium heat for 15 mins, stirring occasionally .
• 4 add wine and water. turn up heat until liquid comes to boil, then sprinkle in the flour, whisking constantly until it completely dissolves.
• 5 lower heat, cover, and simmer for about 10 mins, stirring frequently.
• 6 add garlic, cook about 5 mins more.
• 7 stir the asparagus into the sauce at the last minute when your pasta is done.