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Caramelised Shallot Spicy Pasta

Posted on October 3, 2023
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Let’s Make a Spicy Caramelised Shallot Pasta

This spicy but creamy caramelised shallot pasta is an autumn staple. It’s vegan friendly and perfect for a week night dinner. The caramelised shallots work perfectly with the gochujang creamy sauce, so give this one a go. The spice level is Subtle but can easily be spiced up with chilli flakes.

What’s Ingredients Do I Need?

Gochujang- The pasta gets a little spice from the gochujang paste, which is a sun dried chilli paste from Korea. You mix this with the vegan cream to give a beautiful rich flavour.

Vegan cream cheese- To make the sauce extra thick I’ve used Nush Vegan Cream Cheese, but you can use a single cream (half and half if American). 

Pasta- The pasta shape doesn’t matter for this recipe, use what you have at hand.

Caramelised Shallot- The star of the show is the caramelised shallots in this pasta. Cook them low and slow with a bit of brown sugar to give a delicious rich flavour to the recipe. 

caramelised shallot pasta vegan recipe

If you like this recipe you should try:

Ultimate Gochujang Pasta Recipe

Gochujang and Peanut Butter Noodles

Roasted Yellow Pepper Pasta

Cooking Tips:

Cook the shallots low and slow- The trick to caramelising shallots well is to cook them on a low heat for a long time. Adding brown sugar helps sweeten them and give that delicious caramelised flavour.

Cook the pasta till al dente- You don’t want soggy pasta so be sure to cook until just done, then mix in with the sauce.

Save that pasta water- The most important ingredient to a pasta dish is the pasta water, it gives a beautifully glossy and starchy texture to the sauce.

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caramelised shallot pasta

Caramelised Shallot Pasta

This spicy caramelised shallot pasta is an autumn staple. It's vegan friendly and perfect for a week night dinner. The caramelised shallots work perfectly with the gochujang creamy sauce, so give this one a go.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings 2 people

Ingredients
  

  • 10 shallots around 280g
  • 1 large clove garlic
  • 250 g pasta
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 heaped tbsp Gochujang
  • 70 g vegan cream cheese
  • 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 tbsp fresh chopped basil
  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh chives

Instructions
 

  • Pop a large pot of salted water onto boil ready for the pasta
  • Start by slicing the shallots then add to a pan with a good glug of olive oil, fry on a low heat for around 5 minutes then add in the brown sugar and continue to fry for until the shallots have started to caramelise, then add in the chopped garlic
  • Add the pasta to the bubbling pot of water and cook for around 8-10 minutes (or until al dente)
  • After a minute or two of frying the garlic, spoon in the gochujang paste as well as the vegan cream cheese with a good splash of pasta water to loosen
  • Season with salt and stir the mix until combined, keep on a low heat until the pasta has cooked
  • Once the pasta is al dente, save a mug full of that pasta water, then drain the rest, mix the pasta in with the caramelised shallots then pour in a splash more of pasta water to loosen the sauce
  • Season again with salt, pepper and a good sprinkle of nutritional yeast, then stir in the chopped basil and chives and enjoy
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Ultimate Gochujang Pasta

Posted on March 2, 2023
the best gochujang pasta recipe

Ultimate Gochujang Pasta

If you’ve made my gochujang pasta, you need to give this recipe a go. It’s the ultimate gochujang creamy spaghetti recipe you have to cook. It’s the perfect mix of flavours with the toasted seeds, to the zingy lime, to the spicy sauce.  The best thing is this pasta recipe is all vegan.

What’s different about the Ultimate Gochujang Pasta to your Classic one?

This has slightly more ingredients and takes around 5 minutes more to make but it is WORTH IT. The blend of lime juice, toasted sunflower seeds, spice from the paste and silky cream makes the perfect balance.

What do you need?

Gochujang Paste- This is a Korean sun dried chilli paste. It’s slightly spicy and works perfectly in sauces. Pairing this one with cream and basil to balance against the heat, it’s one of the most delicious combinations.

Vegan Cream- Using Elmlea plant based cream for this recipe. If you’re from America, a half and half cream would be perfect for this recipe. 

Spaghetti- This pasta is great for capturing all of that delicious sauce. This recipe isn’t strict, you can use any pasta shape you have at hand. 

Lime- This is such a key ingredient. The acidity cuts through the spice and cream giving a more balanced palette of flavour.

Toasted Sunflower Seeds- To help give a rounded flavour, the nutty flavour from the toasted seeds really help balance everything out. 

Other Gochujang Recipes:

Try My Classic Easy Gochujang Pasta Recipe 

Try My 5 Minute Gochujang Noodle Recipe 

Ultimate gochujang pasta vegan recipe

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the best gochujang pasta recipe

Ultimate Gochujang Pasta

If you've made my gochujang pasta, you need to give this recipe a go. It's the ultimate gochujang creamy spaghetti recipe you have to cook. It's the perfect mix of flavours with the toasted seeds, to the zingy lime, to the spicy sauce. All vegan!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 4 portions of spaghetti around 500g
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 red onion
  • 100 g tomatoes
  • 200 ml pasta water
  • Large pinch salt & pepper
  • 2 tbsp Gochujang paste
  • 250 ml vegan single cream elmlea
  • 1/2 lime squeezed
  • Top with:
  • 100 g sunflower seeds toasted
  • 25 g fresh basil

Instructions
 

  • Add a pot of salted water to the boil, wait until bubbling then add the spaghetti, cook for around 10-12 minutes (you want the pasta al dente)
  • Finely chop the onion then add to a pan with a drizzle of olive oil and fry on a low heat, throw in the tomatoes and whilst they cook, chop the garlic cloves and add to the pan
  • After a few minutes of frying add the gochujang paste along with the vegan cream and mix together, then take a ladle of the pasta water and add to the mix (this should be around 150-200ml of water) whisk together
  • Smush the tomatoes with the back of a fork after around 5 minutes of frying, squeeze in the lime juice, salt and pepper before adding the drained pasta to the pot
  • Meanwhile add the sunflower seeds to a pan and toast lightly, prepare the basil by finely chopping
  • Once the pasta is glossy and coated in the sauce, add over the toasted sunflower seeds and chopped basil, garnish with cracked black pepper and enjoy

Notes

  • Don't forget the pasta water, it's important to make a glossy pasta sauce. 
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Vegan Gochujang Pasta

Posted on September 4, 2022
vegan gochujang pasta recipe

How to Make Vegan Gochujang Pasta Recipe

This spicy gochujang vegan pasta – spaghetti to be specific takes just 15 minutes to bring together and make the most delicious and easy meal. It’s perfect to add loads of flavour to a recipe with just a few ingredients. You only need 6 ingredients to make this recipe, but feel free to add more veg such as spinach, peppers, fried tofu to make this a slightly more nutritious dish.

This recipe was HEAVILY inspired by the incredible recipe creator DoobyDoBap,  the recipe’s aren’t vegan but I find them so inspiring when creating recipes.

What Ingredients are needed to make this vegan recipe?

Gochujang- A spicy Korean paste made from sun-dried chillies packed with flavour, naturally vegan friendly and absolutely delicious. You don’t usually see this paired with pasta so it’s a hybrid recipe to say the least.

Spaghetti- You can use spaghetti as shown, but feel free to use any pasta you have at hand. Anything that will take all of this delicious flavour.

Vegan Single Cream- In America you would call this half and half cream. This one is from from Asda, but you could use Elmea, Oatly, Alpro etc…

Fresh Basil- This is an important piece to bring the recipe together, it gives a delicious fragrant flavour.

vegan gochujang spaghetti

Cooking Tips:

Pasta Water- This step is important if you want delicious glossy pasta, add around 150-200ml of pasta cooking water to the gochujang mix. It’s full of starchy goodness that will give a gorgeous gloss and thickness to the sauce.

Garlic and Shallots- The only chopping you’ll need for this recipe, chop fine and cook on a low heat to ensure you don’t burn them.

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vegan gochujang pasta recipe

Vegan Gochujang Pasta

This spicy gochujang vegan pasta takes just 15 minutes to cook. You only need 6 ingredients to make this recipe.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings 2 people

Ingredients
  

  • 2 portions of spaghetti
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 2 shallots
  • 200 ml pasta water
  • Large pinch salt & pepper
  • 2 tbsp Gochujang paste
  • 150 ml vegan single cream
  • 25 g fresh basil

Instructions
 

  • Add a pot of salted water to the boil, wait until bubbling then add the spaghetti, cook for around 10-12 minutes (you want the pasta al dente)
  • Finely chop the shallots then add to a pan with a drizzle of olive oil and fry on a low heat, whilst they cook, finely chop the garlic then add to the same pan and fry for a further 2 minutes until cooked
  • Add the gochujang paste along with the vegan cream and mix together, then take a ladle of the pasta water and add to the mix (this should be around 150-200ml of water)
  • Drain the rest of the water from the spaghetti once cooked then mix together, add a generous pinch of salt and pepper along with the freshly chopped basil and enjoy

 

If you like this recipe, why not try my Lemon & Sun-Dried Tomato Spaghetti

sun-dried tomato and lemon spaghetti

vegan gochujang pasta recipe