Mushroom Pasta

Mushroom and Bacon Sauce

30 g butter

1 onion, peeled and chopped

1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed

4 rashes of bacon, rind removed and chopped

185g button mushrooms, sliced

2 tablespoons of flour

1 cup milk

1/4 cup of cream

1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

Fresh ground black pepper

Fettuccini or spaghetti (500g)

Melt butter over medium heat. Add onion and garlic cook gently stirring until onion is golden

Stir in bacon and cook until bacon is crisp (c 5 minutes)

Add mushrooms and cook, stirring until mushrooms are tender

Blend in flour and cook for 1 minute

Remove from heat and gradually stir in milk and cream. Return to pan to heat and cook, stirring constantly until sauce boils and thickens.

Stir in parsley and black pepper to taste and serve with fettuccini.