PASTA CON CHAMPIS Y PATÉ {PASTA WITH MUSHROOMS AND PÂTÉ}

1. It´s officially December, which means Christmas is just around the corner. I´ve already decorated my house, I´ve already written some xmas cards, but my family was craving for a recipe like this one. I´ve taken the recipe from David de Jorge´s book, well known nationwide thanks to a national tv programme. The book is full of extremely good recipes, and David´s wonderful way of cooking.

1. INGREDIENTS
2. 3 shallots, finely chopped
3. 3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
4. 75gr chopped serrano ham
5. 400gr sliced mushrooms
6. 200ml whole cream
7. 1 can of campaign pâté
8. 500gr pasta. could be macarroni, or other pasta shape
9. Chopped chive to garnish
10. Olive oil and salt to season

1. In a frying pan, put the olive oil, the shallots and the garlic. Cook slowly for 5 minutes or so.

1. Add the serrano ham, the sliced mushrooms and the salt.

1. Leave it to cook for 10min. over a medium heat. Add a shot of vermouth and leave it cooking while it´s reducing.

1. Add the whole cream and leave it simmering for 5 minutes more.

1. In the meantime, boil the pasta in salty water following the instructions from the packet. I´ve chosen some macarroni.

1. Add the pâté to the sauce and when the pasta is boiled, drain it and add it too.

1. Toss well. And taste it, because as a friend of us said once, "this is the way angels eat in heaven on Sundays".

1. Chop the chive and garnish.

1. I wanted to try this, but it was finished in the blink of an eye.