For this recipe we blitz up some high-quality plant-based sausages, then brown them. Spring onions are quick to sauté, so we can make our bolognese sauce in the same time the pasta takes to cook. Absolutely ingenious, and a great way to satisfy the whole family after a long day! This dish was inspired by Ian’s family tradition of eating spag bol on a Monday night, but you can eat it any night of the week.
Serves 4
1 celery stick
1 small carrot
4 plant-based sausages
handful of thyme and/or sage leaves
1 tbsp tomato purée
½ tsp lazy garlic or ½ garlic clove, crushed
1 tsp fennel seeds
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp nutritional yeast
1 x 400g tin chopped tomatoes
1 tbsp ketchup
1 bay leaf
1 cinnamon stick
½ orange
For the spaghetti
2 tbsp fine sea salt
400g spaghetti
To serve
plant-based parmesan
extra-virgin olive oil
Large saucepan half-full of water on a high heat • Kettle boiled • Food processor • Large frying pan on a medium heat • Tongs
Blitz the bolognese mixture
Roughly chop the celery stick • Peel and roughly chop the carrot • Add both to the food processor along with the sausages and pulse until finely chopped • Add the thyme or sage leaves, tomato purée, garlic and fennel seeds and pulse a few more times
Cook the bolognese
Heat the olive oil in the frying pan • Tip in the mince mixture and stir fry for a few minutes • Add the balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, nutritional yeast, chopped tomatoes, ketchup, bay leaf and cinnamon stick • Squeeze in the juice from the orange • Stir and leave to simmer while you cook the pasta
Cook the pasta
Top up the water in the pasta pan with water from the kettle • Add the salt and bring back to the boil • Add the spaghetti and cook until al dente, following the instructions on the packet
To finish
Remove the cinnamon stick and bay leaf from the bolognese and discard • Use tongs to slosh the cooked pasta into the frying pan with the sauce, bringing some of the pasta water with it as you do so • Mix everything together with the tongs, adding more pasta water to loosen, if needed • Serve with plant-based parmesan and a drizzle of good olive oil
This super meaty, super speedy BOSH! delight is a wonderfully hearty and comforting weekend treat. Why not give it a go and let us know how you get on by sharing photos of your plant-based creations on Twitter?
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