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