Pasta with cauliflower bolognese

Total: 1 hr | Active: 1 hr
vegetarian

Ingredients

for 4 person

Sauce
1 tbsp clarified butter
100 g mushrooms, finely chopped
2 stick celery, cut into cubes
carrot, cut into cubes
500 g cauliflower, coarsely grated
10 g dried porcini mushrooms, finely chopped
red onion, finely chopped
garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 tbsp rosemary, finely chopped
bay leaf
3 tbsp tomato puree
3 dl red wine
¾ tsp salt
a little  pepper
To cook the pasta
500 g pasta (e.g. rigatoni)
  salted water, boiling
To assemble
50 g grated Parmesan
1 tbsp butter

How it's done

Sauce

Heat the butter in a pan. Fry the mushrooms for approx. 5 mins. until all of the liquid has evaporated. Add the celery and carrot and fry for approx. 5 mins. until the vegetables turn light brown. Add the cauliflower and all the other ingredients up to and including the bay leaf, fry for approx. 15 mins., stirring occasionally. Add the tomato puree and cook for approx. 4 mins. Pour in the wine, bring to the boil, reduce for approx. 5 mins., season.

To cook the pasta

Cook the pasta in boiling salted water until al dente, drain and reserve approx. 250 ml of the cooking water.

To assemble

Add the cheese, butter, pasta and cooking water to the sauce and heat gently, stirring continuously.

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