• Tofu Joe

  Filed under Recipes
  Mar 18

   

  A different version of Sloppy Joe which uses easily aquired ingredients.  Simple to create and ideal for making ahead, it is a good stand by when time is short.

   

  Tofu Joe
  

  Base
  1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

  1 cup yellow onion, diced

  1 cup celery, diced

  ¾ cup red bell pepper, diced

  1 small clove garlic, minced

  1 bay leaf

  ¼ cup cider vinegar

  1 ½ cups tomatoes, diced

  1 cup tomato salsa

  ½ cup organic ketchup

  1 teaspoon oregano

  1 teaspoon basil

  In a saute pan at medium heat, cook the oil, onion, celery and red pepper until the onion starts to become clear around the edges.  Add remaining ingredients and simmer until tomatoes are cooked.  Transfer and reserve.

  Tofu

  
  1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

  2 teaspoons fresh ground fennel seed 1 tablespoon smoked paprika

  ½ teaspoon chipotle powder

  ¼ cup tamari

  1 block firm tofu, mashed

  ½ teaspoon sea salt

  Rinse the saute pan and reuse.  Heat with olive oil at medium heat.  Add the fennel seed, paprika, chipotle and tamari.  Mix together and add the tofu right away.  Let simmer until the liquid is gone, add 1 cup of the base with the sea salt and simmer for 5 minutes.  Add remaining base and cook again for another 10 minutes on a low simmer.  Serve over toasted buns, or bread.

   

  
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