Carbonara-Style Spaghetti with Crispy Shiitake Bacon

Name: Carbonara-Style Spaghetti with Crispy Shiitake Bacon
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves: 2
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 250 g (9 oz) vegan spaghetti; freshly ground black pepper; olive oil, for tossing; sea salt flakes; 125 ml (4 fl oz/½ cup) cashew cream; 2 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf (Italian) parsley, to serve (optional); 1 teaspoon onion powder; 1 teaspoon onion granules; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 200 ml (7 fl oz) porcini mushroom or vegetable stock; 1½ teaspoons white miso paste; 1 teaspoon garlic granules; 100 g (3½ oz) shiitake mushrooms, sliced; 8 drops liquid smoke* (optional); 2 teaspoons smoked paprika; fine sea salt

Preparation info

Serves:
2

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
40 min

Appears in

Easy Vegan

By Sue Quinn

Published 2015

About

My 12-year-old daughter, who normally detests mushrooms and adores traditional carbonara pasta in all its eggy, cheesy glory, loves this version. Enough said.

Ingredients

For the Shiitake Bacon

sea salt flakes
freshly ground black pepper
2 teaspoons smoked paprika
8

Europe
Italy
Mediterranean
Vegan
Noodles
Pasta

Method

Heat the oven to 170°C (325°F/Gas 3). Line a baking tray with baking paper. Combine all the bacon ingredients except the mushrooms in a mixing bowl. Add the mushrooms and toss to coat. Spread out in a single layer on the prepared baking tray and

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