A veggie version of Britain's favourite comfort dish, pasta in bolognese sauce.
Ingredients
Method
1) Place the dried mushrooms in a small bowl and cover with 375ml very hot water. Set aside and let the mushrooms soften.
2) Place the carrots, onion, pepper, and garlic in a food processor. Pulse the vegetables until finely chopped but still chunky.
3) Place the olive oil in a large, heavy frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the chopped vegetables, thyme, oregano, salt, and pepper and cook until tender, about six minutes.
4) Strain the porcini mushrooms, reserving the porcini mushroom liquid. Add the porcini mushrooms, fresh mushrooms, and tomato paste and continue cooking, stirring to dissolve the tomato paste, until the mushrooms are softened, about five minutes. Add the porcini mushroom liquid and red wine. Bring the liquid to a boil, reduce the heat to low, and let the mixture simmer until the liquid is reduced by half, about 10 minutes.
5) Add mascarpone cheese and stir just until the cheese is incorporated.
6) Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 8 to 10 minutes. Drain pasta, reserving 120ml of the cooking liquid and add to the vegetable mixture. Add some of the reserved pasta cooking liquid, if necessary, to moisten the sauce.
7) Toss with Parmesan and serve.
2) Place the carrots, onion, pepper, and garlic in a food processor. Pulse the vegetables until finely chopped but still chunky.
3) Place the olive oil in a large, heavy frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the chopped vegetables, thyme, oregano, salt, and pepper and cook until tender, about six minutes.
4) Strain the porcini mushrooms, reserving the porcini mushroom liquid. Add the porcini mushrooms, fresh mushrooms, and tomato paste and continue cooking, stirring to dissolve the tomato paste, until the mushrooms are softened, about five minutes. Add the porcini mushroom liquid and red wine. Bring the liquid to a boil, reduce the heat to low, and let the mixture simmer until the liquid is reduced by half, about 10 minutes.
5) Add mascarpone cheese and stir just until the cheese is incorporated.
6) Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 8 to 10 minutes. Drain pasta, reserving 120ml of the cooking liquid and add to the vegetable mixture. Add some of the reserved pasta cooking liquid, if necessary, to moisten the sauce.
7) Toss with Parmesan and serve.
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