Vegan Carbonara: the best flavor with a dairy-free recipe!
Carbonara is an Italian pasta dish from Rome, traditionally cooked with eggs, hard cheese, cured pork, and black pepper. However, following a vegan or dairy-free diet can’t stop you from enjoying it! Here’s a vegan version of this famous dish that maintains the taste and nutrients of its original variant.
400 g pasta. You’ve many choices: spaghetti, fettucini, bucatini, or gluten-free if preferred.
You can replace bacon with dry tomatoes, soy sauce and liquid smoke
For the smoky sun-dried tomato bites (instead of bacon):
½ cup sun-dried tomatoes
2 teaspoons soy sauce
¼ teaspoon liquid smoke
For the carbonara:
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 yellow onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
¼ cup all-purpose flour (gluten-free if preferred)
2 ½ cups soy or almond milk
1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
¾ teaspoon black salt. Use regular salt if preferred
¼ teaspoon black pepper
You can choose any dry pasta
Preparation:
1. Cook the pasta in a large bowl according to the package directions.
2. Mix together the sun-dried tomatoes cut in slices, the soy sauce, and the liquid smoke in a small bowl. Let it rest aside while you prepare the rest of the dish.
3. Heat the olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Then add the onions and garlic and sauté until the onion turns translucent and begins to brown (approximately 5 minutes).
4. Sprinkle over the flour and stir to coat the onions. After a minute, blend it with all of the remaining ingredients. Cook the sauce for about 5 minutes until thickened, whisking as needed. If the sauce gets too thick, add an extra splash of plant-based milk, and if the sauce is too thin, simply cook it for longer.
5. Add the marinated sun-dried tomato sauce to the pasta and mix it well to combine all the ingredients. Serve hot.
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