C'mon Man! Sloppy Joes
In honor of our new President-elect – and his fine VP-elect – I decided to try to make sloppy joes from the (new) Impossible Burger plant-based meat I got at Trader Joe’s last week. What follows is a mashup of 4 different recipes, plus a little twist of heat. It was delicious! You could totally fool carnivores with this one. (“What, this is all plants? C’mon, man!”)
Ingredients
- 1 package Impossible burger beef
- 2 T canola oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 tsp cumin seed
- 1/2 tsp pepper flakes
- 1 bell pepper, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
Sauce (or Could Use Bbq Sauce)
- 15 oz can tomato sauce
- 1 T brown sugar or molasses
- 2 T yellow mustard
- 2 T ketchup (or tomato paste)
- 1 tsp chili pwd
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
Instructions
Sauté cumin seed, pepper flakes, and onion in oil for 2-3 minutes. While it’s cooking, whisk together sauce.
Add garlic and bell pepper and cook 2-3 more minutes, until onion is translucent.
Add beef and cook until browned.
Add sauce! Cover and cook for 15-20 min.
Serve on toasted bun with pickles and/or chopped onion (optional).
Cooking: Crazy how much it looks like hamburger:
And browns like hamburger:
And here’s after adding the sauce!
