Spiked Spaghetti with Portobellos and Kale

By á-1406

Ingredients

• Ingredients:
• One 750ml bottle dry red wine
• Salt and pepper
• 1 pound spaghetti or whole wheat spaghetti
• 1/4 cup EVOO (extra-virgin olive oil)
• 4 medium portobello mushroom caps, gills scraped and very thinly sliced
• 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
• 1 bunch (about 1 pound) cavolo nero (also called black, tuscan, dinosaur or lacinato kale), stems trimmed and leaves very thinly sliced
• Freshly grated nutmeg, to taste
• Shredded or grated pecorino-romano cheese, for serving

Preparation

Step 1

1.Combine the wine with about 3 quarts salted water and bring to a boil. Add the pasta and cook until al dente. Drain, reserving 1 cup of the pasta cooking water.

Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat the EVOO, 4 generous turns of the pan, over medium-high heat. Add the portobellos and brown for about 10 minutes. Add the garlic and stir for 1 minute. Add the kale and wilt; season with salt, pepper and nutmeg to taste. Cover the pan and lower the heat to medium-low, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes. Toss the pasta with the kale and enough pasta cooking water to combine; adjust the seasonings and top the pasta liberally with the pecorino-romano.