Shiitake Mushroom Pasta

I found a new favorite cookbook: Simply in Season. It has great recipes to use the seasonal fruits and vegetables that are starting to ripen. This is a great way to utilize the local produce from roadside stands and farmers markets, not to mention your own backyard! I found this recipe and we really enjoyed it! It's kind of like stroganoff without the meat and it's delicious!

Shiitake Mushroom Pasta From Simply in Season

3 T butter
2 1/2 cups shiitake or other mushrooms, chopped
1 cup onion, minced
1 tsp salt
7 T dry sherry or broth
2 T flour
1 large clove garlic, minced
pepper to taste
2/3 cup water or broth
1 cup sour cream or plain yogurt

Melt butter in frypan over medium heat. Add mushrooms, onion and salt. Cook uncovered for 10 minutes. Stir in sherry, then turn heat to low and slowly sprinkle in flour. Keep stirring for a minute or two after all the flour is in. Add garlic and pepper and continue to cook and stir over low heat 5-10 minutes. Stir water or broth and sour cream into sauce, mixing well until it is completely incorporated and heater throughout. Serve over hot cooked pasta and top with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.