CHARRED CORN + BACON PASTA

34 mins
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Char the corn on a hot pan with a splash of oil. Add minced garlic and onion once charred and fry until softened and browned.
  2. 2Blend the charred corn, garlic, onion, nutritional yeast, cashews, smoked paprika, white pepper, miso paste, cream cheese, salt, pepper, and water until smooth.
  3. 3Mix the blended sauce with almost cooked pasta and let it finish in the sauce on low/medium heat.
  4. 4Mix the tofu bacon marinade: combine garlic/onion powder, smoked paprika, tomato paste, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, miso paste, and white vinegar.
  5. 5Cut tofu into thin slices, marinate, and bake at 200° for 20-30 minutes until crispy.
  6. 6Char some corn cobs, break into pieces and place on top of the pasta along with chives and chilli oil.

Ingredients

  • 1 large can of corn
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 1 white onion
  • 0.25 cup nutritional yeast
  • 1 handful soaked cashews
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 0.5 tsp white pepper
  • 1 tsp miso paste
  • 2 tbsp cream cheese
  • 1 plenty salt
  • 1 plenty pepper
  • 0.25 cup water
  • 1 block firm tofu
  • 1 tsp garlic/onion powder
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • 2 tbsp light soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
  • 1 tsp miso paste
  • 1 tsp white vinegar
  • 1 pasta
  • 1 chives
  • 1 chilli oil

Equipment

panblenderbaking tray