Monday, May 3, 2021

Yummy speedy vegetarian pasta sauce

This is a shortcut pasta sauce very loosely based on a recipe I haven't tried but that sounds delish if you have time to go for it: https://www.happyveggiekitchen.com/spaghetti-sauce/

I will write down approximately what I did, though there's certainly room for some variation and these measurements are not precise.

Ingredients

  • 1 can tomatoes (I used diced ones but doesn't really matter)
  • roughly 1.5-2tbs tomato paste
  • 1/2 can sliced mushrooms
  •  a good swig of worcestershire sauce (maybe 1/2 tsp?) 
  • 3 cloves minced/sliced garlic
  • 1/2 onion, diced small
  • 1 tsp balsamic vinegar
  • 1/4 cup red wine
  • glug of olive oil
  • roughly 1 tsp mixed italian herbs (oregano, basil, etc)
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 tbs brown sugar

Method

Again, I will write what I did (as best I remember it), which probably sped things up a bit, but you could just doing everything in one pot and add the tomatoes and tomato paste after frying everything up, if you want to save on some dishes.

  1. Empty the can of tomatoes into a medium-large pot and heat to simmering
  2. Meanwhile, heat a cast iron frying pan on another burner then add olive oil. The next bunch of steps happen in the frying pan (until you combine everything again in step 10).
  3. Fry garlic till fragrant
  4. Add onions and fry a bit
  5. Add mushrooms and fry some more, stirring periodically
  6. Season generously with salt and pepper
  7. Once you've cooked off some steam/liquid, add in the worcestershire sauce and stir well
  8.  Add balsamic vinegar and fry briefly, stirring constantly
  9. Add red wine and cook until liquid evaporates, stirring constantly
  10. Add herbs, stir, then empty the contents of the frying pan into the simmering tomatoes
  11. Stir in tomato paste and brown sugar (add extra tomato paste if it seems too runny and you don't have time to cook it down)
  12. Continue to simmer the sauce while you prepare your pasta and the rest of your meal
  13. Either leave it chunky or give it a whiz with an immersion blender

Enjoy!

 


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