2 Tbsp. unsalted butter, cut into small piecesHeat oil and bacon in a large Dutch oven or other heavy pot over medium, stirring, until bacon starts to sizzle, about 1 minute. Add onion and garlic and cook until onion is translucent, 5–8 minutes. Add harissa paste and cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly darkened in color, about 5 minutes. Add wine and cook, scraping up browned bits and stirring occasionally, until wine is reduced by half, about 3 minutes.
If using whole tomatoes, use kitchen shears or a pairing knife to burst each in the can . Add to pot, crushing with your hands as you go; add any juices remaining in can. If using diced tomatoes, add directly to pot along with juices. Stir to combine, then fill can almost to the top with water and pour into pot, swirling to get all the extra tomato juices out of the can. Bring sauce to a boil over medium heat.
Set aside ½ cup lentils for serving. Add remaining lentils to sauce. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until sauce thickens slightly and flavors come together, 25–30 minutes. Remove from heat and purée sauce with an immersion blender until almost smooth in some places but chunky in others. Season with salt and pepper. Keep warm until ready to serve.
Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until not quite al dente, about 1 minute less than package directions. Using a spider or tongs, transfer pasta to sauce and add butter and ½ cup pasta cooking liquid. Cook, stirring constantly and adding more pasta cooking liquid if needed, until sauce thickens enough to coat pasta and pasta looks glossy, about 1 minute.Sauce can be made 5 days ahead. Let cool, then transfer to an airtight container. Cover and chill, or freeze up to 3 months. Reheat, adding a little water to thin if needed, before serving.
I'd just made some pasta today, by dinner time I'll be chowing down.
Any substitute for the “optional” bacon or pancetta if you want to make this vegetarian? I would imagine the pork products would add that smoky umami flavour thought to be desirable, but any good suggestion on replacing that? Maybe dry mushrooms/soy sauce?
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