Light creamy and full of flavour
📝 Intro
A refined, lighter version of fresh pasta using only egg whites—paired with a rich, creamy mushroom and truffle sauce.
🧾Ingredients
🍝 Serves 2
🥚 For the Tagliatelle:
- 70g Egg Whites (approx. 2 eggs)
- 110g Semolina Flour
- Pinch of Salt
- Nutmeg, to taste
🍄 For the Mushroom Sauce:
- ½ Onion, chopped
- 400g Mushroom Champignon
- 100g Butter
- 172ml White wine
- Salt & Pepper, to taste
- 250ml Double or Single Cream
- 20g Grana Padano
- 10–20ml Black Truffle Oil
Total Calories: 0 kcal
Estimated Cost: £0.00
🧰 Tools Needed
- Mixing bowl (preferably large)
- Electric mixer
- Pasta machine (e.g., Kenwood XL Chef with attachments)
- Rolling pin (if no machine available)
- Wooden spoon
- Pasta drying rack or clean surface
- Grater
- Knife or dough cutter
- Saucepan
🔪 Instructions for 🥚 Eggs pasta
- In a large bowl, add egg whites, semolina flour, salt, and nutmeg. Start mixing with an electric mixer.
- Continue kneading by hand until dough is smooth. Shape into a compact bar (like a soap block), wrap, and rest in fridge.
- After resting, divide dough into 4 pieces.
- Roll each piece through the pasta machine, from thicker to thinner settings (not too thin – ideal thickness is 1.5–2 setting).
- Use the tagliatelle cutter attachment and cut the sheets into ribbons. Dust with semolina to prevent sticking.
- Transfer onto a rack or clean surface to dry slightly.
🔪 Instructions for 🍄 Mushroom Sauce
- In a pan, melt butter with a drizzle of olive oil. Add thyme and onions, cook until soft.
- Add mushrooms and white wine, reduce the liquid slightly.
- Finish with cream, salt and pepper, and a bit of mushroom juice if cooked separately.
- Once creamy, add Grana Padano and a touch of truffle oil (off heat).
🍽 Finishing:
- Cook tagliatelle in boiling salted water for 2 minutes or until al dente.
- Drain (reserve a spoon of pasta water), add to sauce, and toss gently.
- Serve hot, topped with extra Grana Padano and a drizzle of black truffle oil.
⏱ Details
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Difficulty: Medium
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💡 Notes & Tips
- This pasta is inspired by my mother’s diet-friendly version using egg whites, believed to be lower in cholesterol. While not a certified dietician, I apply culinary and academic food knowledge.
- If your dough feels wet, add a touch of semolina—it’s easier to fix a moist dough than to rebalance a dry one.
- Use a larger bowl when working with an electric mixer to reduce mess and improve kneading control.
