Kamut Fusilli in Chestnut and Mushroom Sauce


Servings: 4
INGREDIENTS
INSTRUCTIONS
  1. Peel the chestnuts with a boxcutter with a sharp tip and put them to boil in plenty of water for about an hour and a quarter. Let them cool, then peel, remove the remained dark skin and chop.
  2. Clean the mushrooms and slice them. Finely chop the garlic and the shallots. Coarsely chopped the walnuts.
  3. Sauté the chopped shallots and garlic in a pan with 5 tablespoons of olive oil over low heat. After 5-6 minutes add the mushrooms, chestnuts and three-quarters of the thyme. Cook over high heat for 10-12 minutes, stirring often. Eventually salt lightly.
  4. Boil the pasta, toss with the sauce of mushrooms and chestnuts, complete with nuts, the remaining thyme and serve immediately.