22. August 2023
Vegan Bolognese
We are starting up with one of my all time favourites: Vegan Bolognese. It is not comparable to an actual one but it resembles a lot of the textures and flavours pretty well and it is a good, quick and easy option to make Spaghetti or Lasagna. It is also way quicker than actual Bolognese, since there is no Meat to add to the flavor profile. Soy sauce and Red wine together with the mushrooms still adding a lot of depth to the dish and helping to give you the umami flavor that you need for a good bolognese. I am using the same base for chili sin carne as well with adding cacao, beans, chilis and some more spices.
For two people I recommend around 150-200g of mushrooms to start. The recipe is based of the mushrooms so if you need food for more people, just multiply the amount of mushrooms and then just multiply its weight with the percent. So for example you have 4 People thats 400g of mushrooms so you would need 400g*0.3 = 120g of Tofu for it.
| Ingredient | Amount | Example | Step |
|---|---|---|---|
| For the “Meat”: | |||
| Button Mushrooms | 100% | 200g | Grate them rough |
| Tofu | 60% | 120g | Crush them with your hand to fine pieces |
| Carrots | 60% | 120g | Grate them rough |
| Vegetable oil | 20% | 40g | |
| Fry all the above ingredients in oil for at least 5 minutes. They should develop a crust and a lot of flavor | |||
| Soy Sauce | 10% | 20g | Pour it over the fried mix |
| For the Sauce: | |||
| Celery | 40% | 80g | Dice |
| Onion | 40% | 80g | Dice |
| Carrots | 40% | 80g | Dice |
| Vegetable oil | 10% | 20g | Fry the three ingredients in a new Pot to get the amazing Sofritto as a base for this dish. Make sure everything is cooked well (should take 5-76min) |
| Garlic | 5% | 10g | Grate finely and add to the Pot |
| Oregano | 2% | 4g | Add it to the Pot together with the “meat mixture” from before and let it |
| Red Wine | 100% | 200g | Pour over the Wine and let it simmer for a few minutes. |
| Tomatos Canned | 200% | 400g | Add tomato and let it simmer for at least 30min (better would be 45). |
| Tomato Paste | 10% | 20g | Thicken it up with tomato paste |
| Salt and Pepper | To taste | Add salt and pepper to taste |