Vegan Bolognese Sauce from Chef Riccardo Orfino

Name: Vegan Bolognese
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil; 1 medium onion coarsely chopped; 2 garlic cloves; 2 celery stalk peeled and coarsely chopped; 2 carrots coarsely chopped; 1 pound mixed mushrooms; 1 pound pecans; 3 oz dry Porcini; 32 oz tomato sauce; 2 qt vegetable stock; 1 glass red wine (optional); 1 oz sage and rosemary, finely chopped; salt and pepper to taste; fresh parsley at the end

By Appetito Staff

9:00 AM EDT on May 17, 2023

A meatless alternative to Bolognese sauce from the acclaimed Italian chef/partner of NYC's Osteria 57 and Alice.

"Meatless" and "Italian" are not words typically paired in the restaurants of New York City, but Chef Riccardo Orfino — formerly of Michelin-starred Il Lugo di Aimo & Nadia in Milan, Osteria della Pace at Eataly Downtown, and La Pecora Bianca — offers up this marvel among his menus that are entirely "senza carne" (meatless). Here, he gracefully shares a recipe with Appetito's readers, offering a meat-free alternative to a classic Bolognese sauce.

Vegan Bolognese

Recipe by Riccardo Orfino

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Servings

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Prep time

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Cooking time

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Ingredients

1/2 cup 1/2 extra virgin olive oil
1 medium 1 onion coarsely chopped
2 2 garlic cloves
2 2 celery stalk peeled and coarsely chopped
2 2 carrots coarsely chopped
1 pound 1 mixed mushrooms
1 pound 1 pecans
3 oz 3 dry Porcini
32 oz 32 tomato sauce
2 qt 2 vegetable stock
1 glass 1 red wine (optional)
1 oz 1 sage and rosemary, finely chopped
salt and pepper to taste
fresh parsley at the end

Directions

Cut the carrots, celery, garlic and onion very finely and sauté them until lightly golden.
Add the pecans and the dry porcini mushrooms, and sauté together until the mushrooms are tender.
Chopped the assorted mushrooms, and add them to the pot.
Add the tomato sauce, the glass of red wine (optional) and the vegetable stock.
Let the liquid simmer until the broth has dried up.
To finish, add sage and rosemary and stir into sauce.
Add fresh parsley to garnish.
Use this Vegan Bolognese Sauce on fresh tagliatelle or to assemble a vegetarian lasagna.
ENJOY!