Cavolo Nero & Walnut Gigli
Feeds: 2
10 minutes
Conchigliette
Smoky Oyster Mushroom & Walnut Ragu
A soffritto given proper time, then oyster mushrooms, walnuts and brown miso cooked down for the best part of an hour. Deep enough that nobody asks where the meat is.
Imogen Royall
Feeds: 4
50 minutes
Ingredients
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2 red onions
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2 carrots
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2 small celery stems
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olive oil
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salt and pepper
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3 cloves of garlic
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1 can peeled plum tomatoes, including their juice (400g)
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200g passata di pomodoro
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15g fresh basil
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15g fresh parsley
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25g brown miso paste
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600g oyster mushrooms
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100g walnuts
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2 tbsp white wine
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2tbsp smoked water
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1tbsp soy sauce
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300g NPC x Wildfarmed Conchigilie
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5-6 tablespoons of pasta water
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Parmesan to serve (use dairy-free parmesan to keep this vegan!)
Method
1
Start the sauce with a simple soffritto. Dice the onions, carrots, and celery, and cook them in a pot with plenty of olive oil over medium heat. Season with a pinch of sea salt and black pepper, and sweat them for a good 15-20 minutes until soft and just beginning to caramelise.
2
Mince the garlic cloves, chop the basil and parsley, then add them to the soffritto along with the peeled plum tomatoes, passata, miso paste, and another couple glugs of olive oil.
3
Mix everything together, making sure to break up the whole tomatoes, then reduce the heat to a low simmer and leave to cook for 30 minutes.
4
In the meantime, finely dice the oyster mushrooms and cook them in a large pan with a little olive oil and a pinch of sea salt. They should sweat and dry out in the first 10-12 minutes, then keep cooking for another 10 minutes until they brown and crisp up slightly.
5
Deglaze the pan with white wine, then add the chopped walnuts, smoked water and soy sauce. Let everything cook for another 5 minutes, until you have a smoky, meaty mushroom and walnut mixture.
6
Add the mushroom-walnut mixture to the tomato sauce, then mix and keep cooking on a low simmer for about 10 minutes.
7
Boil a large pot of salter water, then cook the Conchiglie til al dente, about 6 minutes. Once cooked, drain, reserving 5-6 tablespoons of pasta water. Add the cooked pasta to the ragù sauce, adding just enough pasta water to loosen the sauce and fully coat the pasta.
8
Taste for any last-minute seasoning, then serve the pasta topped with freshly grated parmesan. To keep the recipe vegan, use your favourite dairy-free parm. Then dig in!
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