Big Mamma Group, the brains behind London’s famously fabulous restaurants Gloria and Circolo Popolare, have only gone and shared the recipe for their unbelievable truffle pasta dish.
Before all this lockdown business, you could find it on the menu at both Gloria and Circolo Popolare, under the names Gloria’s Pasta al Tartufo or Mafaldine al Tartufo. However, since going out to eat is all but a distant memory, Big Mamma are letting us into their kitchen secrets, so that we can bring the outrageous experience of dining at their restaurants to our homes.
The challenge, of course, is trying to make our little London flat look even half as ‘grammable. Somehow I don’t think a couple of candles will compete with Big Mamma’s iconic twinkly settings, nor will our half finished bottle of Gordon’s quite live up to the 20,000 bottles of booze on display at Circolo Popolare. Alas, it’s all about the food really, isn’t it?
Here’s what you’ll need to make Big Mamma’s glorious pasta al tarfufo:
Ingredients
- 400g mafaldine, linguine or tagliatelle
- 70g parmesan
- 20g butter
- 2 tbsps of truffle oil
- 1/2 shallot
- 20g black truffle (you can order these online)
- 200g button mushrooms
- 30ml white wine
- 80g mascarpone
Method
For the truffle cream:
Melt the butter with the truffle oil in a frying pan. Add the shallot and half of the finely chopped truffle, then the minced/chopped mushrooms. Let it brown for a few minutes, then deglaze with white wine, stirring well with a wooden spoon. Let it simmer on a low heat for 10 minutes, and then stir.
For the pasta:
In another saucepan, cook your pasta in boiling salted water, until it’s a little less than al dente. Mix the mascarpone with the truffle cream in another saucepan and heat gently. Add the pasta, grated parmesan and a little bit of cooking water, if necessary. Serve immediately, garnishing with fine slithers of the remaining truffle (you can use a peeler for this).
See also: 5 sinful desserts to make at home that are basically just melted chocolate.
Photos courtesy of Big Mamma Group.