Don’t scroll “pasta” 🍝
Is there anything more comforting than a big bowl of spaghetti? 🍝 I think not 🙅🏼♀️
Even though it’s one of my go to’s, I wouldn’t say I have a specific recipe for a tomato-based spaghetti dish 🤷🏼♀️ Sometimes I use lentils as the base, other times I use vegan mince. Sometimes I load mine up with veggies and other times, I just want a “meatier” experience 🤤
But here are a couple of the staples I always add:
🍅 Chopped tomatoes / passata / tomato purée
🧅 Onion
🧄 Garlic
🌿 Oregano
🍄 Mushrooms
🍄 @geo.watkins mushroom ketchup
🧀 @iamnutok parmesan
🧀 Nooch, nooch and more nooch
🌱 @marmite – marmite haters, I’m sorry but that punchy, zingy sa
ltiness is just too good in a tomato sauce
🧂 Salt & pepper
🍷 Red wine if I’ve got some
Did you know that spaghetti bolognese is not a traditional Italian dish? 🤷🏼♀️ In Italy, it’s called ‘Ragù alla Bolognese’ and is often served with tagliatelle instead because it’s better equipped to hold the sauce 🍝
There’s also a slight difference between Ragu and Bolognese. Ragu means ‘meat sauce’ and Bolognese is a type of Ragu which has milk in it to make it creamier. Definitely going to add some vegan milk to mine next time! 🥛
By no means am I an expert in Italian cooking, so if any Italians follow me, please do let me know if you can offer any more knowledge around the traditional Ragu and Bolognese dishes! 🍝🇮🇹
What’s your secret ingredient for your spaghetti dishes? 🤔 🍝