Vegan Adobo Pasta
My favourite flavours from Filipino Adobo meets spaghetti through this plate of Vegan Adobo Pasta. Adobo is probably the most popular Filipino dish and is one that I grew up enjoying. This adobo pasta is packed with all my favourite flavours from Filipino adobo - it has umami from the mushrooms, savoury, sour, and some sweetness for the sauce that coats the spaghetti really well.
Ingredients
Adobo
- 2 tbsp olive oil or cooking oil
- 1 small red onion sliced or diced
- 6-8 cloves garlic thinly sliced (or more garlic if you’d like!)
- 3.5 oz fresh mushrooms or protein of choice of choice diced or sliced (I used shiitake mushrooms)
- 2 dried bay leaves or laurel leaves
- 1/2-1 tsp whole pepper corns you can opt to crush these or keep them whole, I like mine whole
Pasta
- 4.5 oz dry spaghetti or pasta of choice
Seasoning
- 1 1/2 - 2 tbsp soy sauce adjust to taste
- 2 tbsp distilled white vinegar
- 2 tsp dark soy sauce , optional for colour — this gives the pasta that caramel colour
- 1 tbsp brown sugar adjust to desired sweetness
- Pasta water (around ~1/4 cup)
- Salt and pepper to taste
To Finish
- Dried chilli flakes or chili powder optional for heat
Instructions
- Heat a pot of water for your pasta. Add a generous amount of salt.
- Meanwhile, heat a pan or skillet over medium heat. Once hot, add the oil. Sauté the onion until slightly translucent before adding in the sliced garlic. Cook the garlic until lightly brown. You can also crisp up the garlic if you’d like yours crispy. Add in the pepper corns, bay leaves, and mushrooms or protein of choice.
- Add your pasta in the boiling water and cook until still very chewy or al dente. Once cooked, drain from the water and set aside the pasta water for use.
- Add the soy sauces, vinegar, sugar, and pasta water to the mushrooms or protein. Allow the sugar to completely dissolve. Add in the cooked pasta and mix well.
- Add more pasta water, if needed, and then taste your pasta. Feel free to season with more soy sauce or salt and pepper to taste.You can also add more sugar or vinegar to add more sweetness/acidity depending on your preference.
- Cook for a few more minutes or until the excess water has evaporated.
- Finish with dried chili flakes or powder, if desired. Enjoy while hot!
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NUTRITIONAL INFO
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 436kcal | Carbohydrates: 61g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Sodium: 2105mg | Potassium: 439mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 13IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 2mg
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