Cabbage & Sausage Orecchiette
A spin on a Saint Patrick’s Day Classic. Traditionally the dish is cabbage and sausage but I really wanted to put my spin on it and use orecchiette pasta. This savory pasta dish is comforting, creamy, lemoney and full of savory flavor.
Cabbage & sausage revamped into a flavorful pasta dish using orecchiette pasta
Cabbage & Sausage Orecchiette
* Serves 4-6 depending on the portions * Ingredients
1/2 a Green cabbage
2 Field Roast Sausages - I used the smoked apple & sage flavor
2 tbsp vegan butter to saute
1/2 yellow onion, diced
2 carrots, diced
2 tbsp minced garlic
2 tbsp soy sauce
1/2 tbsp red chili flake
1 cup white wine ( can omit by using extra veg stock )
1 cup veggie stock
1 cup canned full fat coconut milk
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
2 tbsp nutritional yeast
1 tsp paprika
1/2 a box of orecchiette pasta
Garnish
Violife parmigiana cheese block - I used a veggie peeler to shave off slices.
Instructions - See video down below as a visual guide !
First things first, I seared off my sausages on both sides and set them to the side. Before starting my sauce I got a pot of boiling water going for my pasta.
Start by sautéing your onions and carrots till golden brown, then add your garlic, cabbage and soy sauce and allow everything to combine and brown up nicely.
Deglaze all that goodness with white wine and allow to reduce to cook out the alcohol. Then add in your veg stock and allow for all the flavors to come together to form a nice sauce.
By this point my pasta water was boiling so I salted the water and added a bit of oil and cooked it for about 7 min as It will continue to cook after we add it to the sauce. I strained it, reserving 1 cup of pasta water to loosen up the pasta later if needed.
Once you have your strained pasta, add it into your pot with simmering sauce. At this point I added in the coconut milk along with all the spices. Let that cook for about 10 min on low to medium heat to allow everything to come together.
Once nicly thickened your are ready to plate and serve. If your pasta sauce iis a bit thicker than you would like, you can thin it out with some of that good old fashioned pasta water.
Garnish with some vegan parm cheese, I really like the Violife Parm block as I like the shaved parm aesthetic.
Enjoy <3
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