If you love comfort food with a twist, you have to try this recipe from Ottolenghi’s cookbook ‘Comfort’. It’s a warm and filling dish that combines spaghetti, miso, wild mushrooms, and spinach. Perfect for chilly autumn evenings.
Here’s the recipe and video if anyone’s interested: https://youtu.be/s6ygwjep-Rs
Ingredients
- 190g/7oz dried spaghetti or linguine
- 150g/5oz mixed wild mushrooms (shiitake, oyster, chanterelle)
- 150g/5oz baby spinach
- 1 banana shallot, finely chopped
- 3/4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil (optional)
- 50g/1 tbsp white miso paste
- 1 tbsp wild mushroom glace
- 1 tbsp malt or Chinese black rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp light soy sauce
- Seasoning
Garnish
- Shichimi togarashi or chili flakes
Method
- Cook the pasta: Boil salted water and cook the spaghetti until al dente.
- Chop the shallots, garlic, and mushrooms.
- Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook mushrooms, shallots, and garlic until golden brown.
- Add mushroom glace, miso paste, vinegar, and soy sauce. Simmer for 5 minutes until thickened.
- Stir in spinach and cook until wilted. Toss in the cooked spaghetti.
- If the sauce is too thick, add reserved pasta water.
- Season and serve with garnish.
Thanks, will try it!
Toby said:
Thanks, will try it!
I’m happy to share! Hope you love it!
Just found out there’s something called a ‘banana shallot.’ We just call them shallots but I get it, being specific isn’t bad. Looks like a great recipe, I’ll give it a try. Thanks for sharing.
Lennox said:
Just found out there’s something called a ‘banana shallot.’ We just call them shallots but I get it, being specific isn’t bad. Looks like a great recipe, I’ll give it a try. Thanks for sharing.
Yeah, they’re hard to find but definitely worth it if you can! Let me know what you think.
I saw you posted this recipe across 3 different vegan forums with the same description…
Jesse said:
I saw you posted this recipe across 3 different vegan forums with the same description…
I shared it in 2 vegan groups and a vegetarian one, thinking it fits those audiences. Weirdly, I got an achievement for posting across multiple forums. Sorry if it’s over the top. No bad intentions, promise!
Jesse said:
I saw you posted this recipe across 3 different vegan forums with the same description…
I don’t mind it. Post as much as you like. Looks delicious!
Jesse said:
I saw you posted this recipe across 3 different vegan forums with the same description…
Thanks, that’s sweet! I’ll stick to posting in two forums at once or schedule them next time.
What’s the big deal? How does it harm anyone?
Thorne said:
What’s the big deal? How does it harm anyone?
So I’m the bad guy for calling out someone probably farming karma, huh? That’s just me, I guess. Didn’t make the rules on karma farming.
Thorne said:
What’s the big deal? How does it harm anyone?
What rules are we talking about here? Can someone explain?
Thorne said:
What’s the big deal? How does it harm anyone?
Instead of complaining, just block their account. I do it all the time.
Is the cookbook mostly vegan or vegetarian?
Taliesin said:
Is the cookbook mostly vegan or vegetarian?
It’s mostly vegetarian, but I often adapt the recipes to vegan. I share those on my YouTube channel if you’re interested. It’s a fun hobby!
Taliesin said:
Is the cookbook mostly vegan or vegetarian?
Thanks! I’ll check both the cookbook and your channel.
Taliesin said:
Is the cookbook mostly vegan or vegetarian?
I hope you enjoy my content! Let me know what you think.
Taliesin said:
Is the cookbook mostly vegan or vegetarian?
Subscribed! Looking forward to more recipes.
When you say ‘3/4 cloves of garlic,’ you mean ‘three or four,’ right?