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  • - April 10, 2020
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Chinese-Style Bolognese (Vegan Pasta Recipe)

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I love pasta but also love noodle recipes, so this vegan Chinese-style Bolognese was born! This Chinese-Style Bolognese is satisfyingly saucy, rich, and perfectly umami too.

So if you’re looking for a fusion pasta recipe that blends the flavours of sweet, savoury, and umami, then this Chinese-Style Bolognese recipe is for you.

FOR THE SAUCE

The sauce is easily customisable according to your taste. So the measurements are just a rough guide.

Feel free to adjust everything according to your desired taste!

  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 1 cup vegetable broth or water
  • 1 1/2 tbsp hoisin sauce 
  • 3 tbsp sugar adjust according to desired sweetness (I used coconut sugar)
  • 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
  • 2 tsp sriracha or other chili sauce, adjust according to desired spice (optional), or other hot sauce
  • 1/4 tsp pepper

TVP (Texturised Vegetable Protein) for the ‘Meat’

Instead of meat, I used TVP or texturised vegetable protein.

You can also of course use other meat substitutes such as:

  • Plant-based
  • Diced mushrooms
  • Lentils

TVP comes dried so these are a great pantry staple. To prepare TVP, I just soak mine in some hot water to rehydrate before draining out the excess liquid afterwards.

Rehydrated the TVP until doubled in size:

Anyway, I hope you enjoy this recipe! ?

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You can also check out my other noodle recipes:

  • Mie Goreng (Indonesian Fried Noodles)
  • Easy Spicy Miso Noodles
  • Thai Drunken Noodles (Pad Kee Mao)
  • Chili Garlic and Black Bean Eggplant Noodles
  • Easy Sweet, Spicy, and Saucy Noodles
  • Stir-Fried Tofu and Basil Noodles
  • Tantanmen (Vegan Ramen)
  • Yaki Udon
  • Chinese-Style Bolognese
  • Ginger and Scallion Noodles
  • Chili Garlic Oil Noodles
  • Easy Saucy Ramen Noodles

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Chinese-Style Bolognese (Vegan Pasta Recipe)

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This Chinese-Style Bolognese is satisfyingly saucy, rich, and perfectly umami too. This recipe also uses pantry-friendly ingredients with some that you can opt not to use. Hope you enjoy this one! Check ou the video below for more tasty pasta ideas!
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Total Time 25 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Chinese, Fusion, Italian
Servings 2
Calories 784 kcal

Ingredients
  

Pasta

  • 200 g dry spaghetti or other pasta of choice

Protein

  • 1 cup rehydrated TVP textured vegetable protein, see notes for substitutes

For Sautéing

  • 2 tbsp toasted sesame oil
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 small onion diced
  • Chopped scallion plus more for garnishing (optional)
  • 1 small red bell pepper diced (optional)
  • Pinch salt to taste

Sauce

  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 1 cup vegetable broth or water
  • 1 1/2 tbsp hoisin sauce see notes for sub
  • 3 tbsp sugar adjust according to desired sweetness (I used coconut sugar)
  • 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
  • 2 tsp sriracha or other chili sauce, adjust according to desired spice (optional), or other hot sauce
  • 1/4 tsp pepper

Cornstarch Slurry

  • 1 tbsp corn starch
  • 2 tbsp room temp. water

To Serve

  • Sesame seeds for topping
  • Scallions for topping

Instructions
 

  • Mix all the sauce ingredients in a bowl. Feel free to adjust seasoning depending on desired taste. Set aside.
  • ln a separate bowl, mix together the corn starch and water for the slurry. Set aside.
  • Heat a pot with water. Cook the pasta until chewy or al dente.
  • While pasta is cooking, heat a pan over medium high heat. Add in 2 tbsp sesame oil. Once hot, sauté the onion and scallions (if using). Add in the garlic and bell peppers (if using) then sauté until tender. Add in the TVP/lentils/mushrooms/plant-based ground then sauté for 2-3 minutes.
  • Pour in the sauce and leave to simmer over medium heat.
  • Once the sauce boils, give the cornstarch slurry a good mix again. Add in the cornstarch slurry into the sauce. Continuously mix until the sauce starts to thicken.
  • Add in the cooked spaghetti and cook until it has absorbed some of the sauce. Season with a pinch of salt or more hoisin sauce to taste, if you'd like. Mix then turn off heat.
  • Top with some more chopped scallion and sesame seeds, if desired. Enjoy while hot!

Notes

TVP and other alternatives

  • I used 1/2 cup dried TVP and soaked them in hot water for at least 10 minutes before squeezing out the excess liquid. You can also use other plant-based ground meat alternatives, if you’d like.
  • Mushrooms like button, shiitake, oyster would also work well! Just make sure to mince them well.
  • Cooked lentils are also a good alternative

Hoisin Sauce Alternative

  • If you don’t have hoisin sauce, feel free to sub with:
    • Option 1 – 1 tbsp tomato ketchup mixed with 1/2 tbsp soy sauce and adjust the sugar in the sauce mix
    • Option 2 – equal amount (1 1/2 tbsp) teriyaki sauce (Check out my homemade teriyaki sauce recipe here)

NUTRITIONAL INFO

Calories: 784kcal | Carbohydrates: 117g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 2401mg | Potassium: 450mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 1418IU | Vitamin C: 54mg | Calcium: 110mg | Iron: 5mg
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This Post Has 2 Comments

  1. Mia 20 Apr 2021 Reply

    5 stars
    I’ve been following you on Instagram for a while, but this is my first time trying any of your recipes. I’ll definitely be making more! I love how simple and fast this is, but also so tasty. Best of all, I already had all the ingredients in my pantry ?

  2. Grey squirrel 17 Feb 2022 Reply

    The mince and soy sauce makes this a legit Chinese recipe called fried sauce noodles, although we usually put shredded cucumber or Napa cabbage on top. They also eat it in Korea where a thick, brown sauce is used. Cheers.

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