How To Make        Caramelized Shallot Pasta with Greens

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 Versatile – You can add extra veggies or even your choice of protein for a heartier meal! Rich & Creamy – If you are familiar with ASMR,  this dish should be the sound for “creaminess”. I mean, it’s over. the.  top. Which makes it that much more fun to eat!

Why This Recipe Works

 Quick & Easy – If you boil the pasta water while you caramelize your shallots, this dish takes just 30 minutes! Robust – Between the caramelized shallots, tomato paste, garlic, and miso paste, this pasta recipe is packed with bold flavors!

Why This Recipe Works

 – ¼ cup olive oil – 6 large shallots, very thinly sliced – 1 bunch Swiss chard, stems finely chopped and leaves thinly sliced – 5 garlic cloves, minced – 1 teaspoon red-pepper flakes – 1/4 cup miso paste – 1 4.5-ounce tube or (6-ounce) can of tomato paste (about 1/2 to 3/4 cup) – 1/4 teaspoon black pepper – 12 ounces pasta – 1 cup parsley, leaves and tender stems, finely chopped – coarse sea salt

Ingredients Needed

 Heat olive oil in a large skillet over  medium-low heat. Add shallots and cook, stirring occasionally, until the  shallots have become totally softened and caramelized with golden-brown  fried edges, around 20 minutes. Add Swiss chard and garlic, and sauté  for 5 more minutes.

Step-By-Step Instructions

 Add red-pepper flakes and miso paste. Stir to combine, and cook about 2 minutes.

Step-By-Step Instructions

 Add tomato paste and black pepper. Cook, stirring frequently, until the tomato paste has started to cook in the  oil a bit, deepening in color, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and  transfer about half the mixture to a resealable container, leaving the  rest behind.

Step-By-Step Instructions

 To serve, cook pasta according to package  instructions in a large pot of salted boiling water until very al dente. Transfer to skillet with remaining shallot mixture and 1 cup pasta  water. Cook over medium heat, using tongs to turn and coat pasta, using a wooden spoon to scrape up any bits on the bottom, until  pasta is thick and sauce has reduced, 3 to 5 minutes.

Step-By-Step Instructions

 If you don’t have miso paste on hand, you could substitute anything that has an umami flavor. Great substitutes would be soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, or fish sauce.

Recipe Notes

 When cooking the shallots, be sure to cook them low and slow. You don’t want to fry the shallots necessarily, but rather braise them  in a sense. So keep your heat low and be patient; you will end up with  sweet and tender shallots that will melt in your mouth.

Recipe Notes

SERVE  AND  ENJOY!