Toasted Spaghetti Bolognese

Heyy Qu Wyn! Thanks so much for flagging this, it’s a lovely question 😊

May I ask if you scaled the recipe? You mentioned adding 1L of water to cook the past, but the original recipe (for 2 servings) says to add 2 cups (480ml) of water. But indeed, the recipe is designed so the pasta cooks in the same pan and absorbs most of the water as it simmers. By the time you add the remaining ingredients, a lot of the water will have been absorbed by the pasta, and the rest turns into part of the sauce and helps everything come together nicely!

If you do find there’s still quite a bit of water left in your pan, you can totally let it cook off a little longer uncovered before adding the rest, or drain a small amount if needed. Hope this helps for now 🫶

Ah thanks for clarifying.
That makes sense :-)

Heyy Katie! Our veggie ground is from a local grocery store called Albert Heijn. It has a dry texture and resembles already-cooked ground meat, so it's most similar to an already-made ground mock meat. Other brands that offer similar products are Vegetarische Slager and Vivera. If you don't have access to any of these, another alternative is something like Beyond Meat, but these usually need to be fried a bit first to brown them, and then you can use them as we did in this recipe. Hope this helps for now 🤗