This rich, hearty ragout may take may take a bit more time to make than your everyday pasta sauce, but your efforts will be greatly rewarded by deep, soul-satisfying flavor. This is the kind of recipe Longève was made for… our Original Plant-based Protein Crumbles ensures a toothsome, meaty bite and a big boost of plant protein. The red miso paste adds such savory depth to the sauce that we wouldn’t recommend skipping it, although you can substitute more readily available brown rice miso in a pinch. Make sure you use a refined, odorless and flavorless coconut oil for an added layer of richness (without the coconut flavor), or substitute your best extra virgin olive oil instead. Cook up big, fat rigatoni noodles, or fresh egg fettuccini, pour yourself a glass of red wine, and get ready for a truly memorable meal.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Longève Original Plant-based Protein Crumbles
- 1 medium onion, roughly chopped (about 1 cup)
- 1 large carrot, peeled and roughly chopped (about ¾ cup)
- 2 ribs celery, roughly chopped (about ¾ cup)
- 3 large cloves garlic, roughly chopped
- 8 oz cremini mushrooms, roughly chopped
- 3 Tbsp. olive oil
- 2 tsp. tomato paste
- ¾ cup dry red wine
- 1, 14 oz can tomato puree
- 1 bay leaf
- ½ tsp. minced fresh rosemary or sage, optional
- 1 Tbsp. refined coconut oil or extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp. soy sauce or tamari
- 2 Tbsp. red miso paste
- Sea salt and black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Combine Longève crumbles in a small bowl with ½ cup hot water and leave to rehydrate while preparing the vegetables.
- Combine the roughly chopped onion, carrot, celery and garlic in a mixing bowl. Working in batches, transfer the mixed vegetables to a food processor and pulse until they’re uniformly minced. Process until they’re finely minced, but do not puree. Return the vegetables to the mixing bowl and set aside.
- Transfer the roughly chopped mushrooms to the food processor and pulse until the mushrooms are chopped into small, pebble-like pieces.
- Heat olive oil in a heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat. Add minced vegetables and cook, stirring and scraping the bottom of the pot frequently, until vegetables are soft and beginning to turn golden brown, about 12 – 15 minutes.
- Add mushrooms and rehydrated Longève crumbles and continue to cook, stirring often, until mushrooms have softened and a brown film develops on the bottom of the pot.
- Stir in tomato paste and cook for another minute. Add the red wine and scrape the bottom of the pot to mix in the browned bits. Bring wine to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer until most has evaporated, about 5 – 10 minutes.
- Stir in the tomato puree and bring to a simmer. Add the bay leaf, rosemary, coconut oil, soy sauce and miso paste and cook at a gentle simmer for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. The sauce should be thick and concentrated. Taste, and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Serve hot, tossed with your favorite pasta.
