Creamy French shallot pasta bake
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe Prep Time 0 Cook Time 0 4 – 6 People Serves 4 Beginner Difficulty 0 Ingredients • 4 tbsp vegan butter• 3-4 shallots sliced thinly• 2 tsp honey or agave or just soft brown sugar• 1 cup dry red wine, such as Cab Sauvignon• 2 cloves garlic or 1 tbsp garlic flakes• 2 cups wild mushrooms of choice• 2 tbsp fresh thyme leaves (or 2 teaspoons dried thyme)• Pink salt and black pepper• 2 cups low-sodium vegetable broth• 1 tbsp vegan Worcestershire sauce (or use soy sauce)• 2 leaves bay leaves (optional)• 500g of your favorite shortcut pasta• 1/4 cup cornstarch mixed with water• 1⁄4 tsp cayenne pepper using more or less to your taste• 1 1⁄4 canned coconut milk or 1 cup vegan cream cheese• 1⁄3 cup crumbled vegan feta cheese• 2 cups parmesan cheese• 1 cup crispy onion crumbs Method Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Melt the butter, and add the shallots, and honey together in a large pot over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring occasionally until softened, about 5minutes. Add 1/2 cup of the wine, until the wine cooks into the onions. Continue to cook another 8-10 minutes until you’ve used the 1/2 cup of wine and the onions are deeply caramelized. Add the garlic, mushrooms, thyme, and season with salt and pepper, cook another 3-4 minutes. Add the remaining 1/2 cup wine, the vegetable broth, Worcestershire sauce, bay leaves, and cornstarch slurry and lastly Add in the cooked and drained pasta. Stir frequently until the pasta is al dente and the broth has been absorbed about 8-10 minutes. Stir in the cayenne, coconut milk, and parmesan. Transfer the pasta to a baking dish. Top with the cheese and onion crutides. Transfer the baking dish to the oven and bake for 20 minutes or until the cheese has melted and is lightly browned on top. Cool for 5 minutes before serving. Serve with dollops of cream cheese and fresh thyme.Enjoy! Photo Gallery Hope you love this creamy and filling recipe! M* Related Posts
Tomato tarte tatin
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe Prep Time 0 Cook Time 0 4 – 6 People Serves 4 Ingredients Dough 1/4 cup coconut oil 1 1/4 cup almond flour or shredded coconut 1 1/4 cup spelt flour (other gluten-free flours will work well too, or normal unbleached white flours) 1/4 cup water 1/4 tsp salt 2 cups sliced mini heirloom (cherry tomatoes) Balsamic syrup 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar 1/4 cup coconut sugar pinch of salt Method Preheat oven to 175 degrees Celcius.Mix together the flours and the salt and then pour in the melted coconut oil and add the water bit by bit until a dough forms. Place the dough on a floured surface and then roll the dough out very thin in a round shape like the tart tin. Lay down the tomatoes face up in a round tart pan (loose bottom is not ideal, because the balsamic syrup will leak out), drizzle over the balsamic syrup and lay over the pie dough, tucking in the sides. Bake for 15-20 minutes till brown on top and then remove to cool before flipping over the tarte tatin.Serve at room temperature with a side salad tossed with basil, rocket and olive oil. Balsamic syrup Place all the ingredients in a saucepan and let it simmer for 10 minutes till it starts to thicken, let it cool down before drizzling it on the tomatoes. Notes: Make use of a plate to flip over the tarte tatin. Sprinkle over some extra salt before serving time This recipe goes great with fresh rocket as well. Photo Gallery In other news, I am updating my website. What would you guys like to see more or less of? Let me know via sending me an email. Would love to hear from you! M* Related Posts