Vegan Classic Carbonara BOSHTV

Classic Carbonara

  • Super simple
  • 0:30 m
  • 14 ingredients

When you hear the word carbonara classic you'd be forgiven for thinking about bacon lardons. Well our plant-based Classic Carbonara recreates the original with mushrooms as the star, and a sauce made of beautiful silken tofu, miso paste and Nooch. If you've been craving a carbonara for a while and were unsure how to proceed... this is the only recipe you'll ever need.

Serves: 4

Ingredients

For the mushroom bacon marinade

  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp maple syrup
  • 2 tbsp tamari
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • ½ tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp liquid smoke

For the mushroom bacon

  • 3 king oyster mushrooms

For the sauce

  • 300g silken tofu
  • 50g nutritional yeast
  • 1 garlic clove (peeled)
  • 1 tsp brown rice miso paste
  • pinch of salt

For the pasta

  • 50g plant-based butter
  • 350g spaghetti
  • Salt & pepper

To serve

  • plant-based parmesan
  • pepper

Before you start

Food processor

Step 1

Make the marinade

  • Place all of the marinade ingredients into a large mixing bowl and stir well to combine.

Ingredients

  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp maple syrup
  • 2 tbsp tamari
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • ½ tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp liquid smoke

Step 2

Prepare the bacon lardons

  • Slice the mushrooms lengthways into ¼ cm thick slices then into smaller pieces.
  • Add all pieces to the marinade bowl.
  • Toss well to coat all of the strips in the liquid and leave to marinate for at least 10 minutes.
  • After 10 minutes, cut the mushroom bacon strips into small chunks.
    Prepare the sauce
  • Place all of the sauce ingredients into a powerful blender and blend until smooth and creamy.

Ingredients

  • 3 king oyster mushrooms
  • 300g silken tofu
  • 50g nutritional yeast
  • 1 garlic clove (peeled)
  • 1 tsp brown rice miso paste
  • pinch of salt

Step 3

Fry the mushroom bacon

  • Place a large saucepan over a medium heat and add the plant-based butter.
  • Once melted, add the mushroom chunks, mix well and cook for 5-10 minutes until soft.
  • Once soft, pour in the sauce and mix well.
  • Leave to simmer for 5-10 minutes while you cook the pasta.

Ingredients

  • 50g plant-based butter

Step 4

While the mushroom cooks, cook the pasta

  • Cook the pasta according to the instructions on the packet.
  • Once cooked, drain (saving a little of the pasta water) and spoon into the saucepan with the sauce.
  • Mix well until all of the pasta is coated in all of the sauce, adding a dash of pasta water as needed to create the constituency you like best.

Ingredients

  • 350g spaghetti
  • Salt & pepper

Step 5

Time to serve

  • Spoon equal amounts of the pasta into serving bowls and top with some plant-based parmesan and pepper.

Ingredients

  • plant-based parmesan
  • pepper