Carrot-Miso Pasta w/ basil oil + chili crisp
Carrot + onion + garlic + miso + pasta + basil oil + chili crisp = heaven. Try it for yourself!
Ingredients
200g (about 3-4 medium) carrots
4-5 garlic cloves
1 yellow onion
1½ tbsp red miso
450g rigatoni pasta
1 tbsp unsalted butter
Parmesan for serving
1 cup fresh basil leaves (optional)
½ cup olive oil (optional)
Chili crisp for serving (optional)
Salt
Instructions
1. Bring a large pot of water to boil.
2. While you wait, peel your carrots and garlic. Next, slice the onion in half and peel. Set everything aside.
3. By now your water should be boiling. Add carrots, garlic and onion to the pot. Cook until the carrots are soft and tender, about 30 minutes.
4. While the veggies cook, make your basil oil (optional). Start by adding basil leaves to a blender and pulsing until finely chopped. Next, set your blender on low and add your oil, a little at a time, until well incorporated with the basil. You might have to pause the blender a few times and use a spatula scrape down the sides and help keep it all together. Add ¼ tsp salt and pulse until mixed. Taste and adjust seasoning until just right. Set aside in a small bowl.
5. When the carrots are soft, remove them from the pot along with the garlic and onion. Set aside. Be sure to leave the cooking water in the pot because we’re going to use it to make the pasta!
6. Before making the pasta, remove a cup of water from the pot and mix in the miso until the miso has dissolved and you’re left with a light brown liquid. Add the miso slurry to the blender with the carrots, garlic and ½ the onion. Blend until smooth.
7. Bring the cooking water to a boil once again. Add salt until the water is salty like the ocean. Cook pasta until al dente by following package instructions. Reserve 1 cup pasta water and drain the rest.
8. Back in the pot, add your cooked pasta, carrot-miso sauce and butter. Mix to coat the pasta in sauce, adding pasta water, a little at a time, until it’s deliciously glossy.
9. Top with basil oil, chili crisp and grated parm. Enjoy!
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