Sunday, July 21, 2013

Easy Sloppy Joe Dinner

We a have our family staying with us from England and it can be a challenge to make a dinner that good for the vegan and non vegans at the table.
This is easy to make and can be made several days in advance, so it's great when you've been out sight seeing all day. Come home, heat it up and serve with a fresh green salad. Perfecto!

It has a lot of ingredients, but is so simple.

Sloppy Joe recipe
1 tablsp olive oil
1 small onion
a little vegetable broth, approx 1/4 cup ( more for thinning joes if needed)
2 medium stalks of celery
1/4 cabbage
3 cloves garlic
2 bay leaves
4 generous tblsp tomato paste
1/4 tsp white pepper
Salt to taste
1 tblsp oregano
1 tsp powdered onion
1 tsp powdered garlic
1 tsp red pepper flakes
1/4 cup ketchup ( I use organic from whole foods)
1 tblsp grey poupon
2 tsp ume plum vinegar ( rice vinegar if you don't have ume)
5 drops liquid smoke
2 cans organic pinto beans drained and rinsed
6 oz vegan ground beef
3 oz vegan chorizo
1 tsp agave syrup
1 tsp soy sauce
2 tblsp drained capers


Finely chop onion, celery, garlic and cabbage, saute in olive oil for a few minutes, add a little vegetable broth and bay leaves, cook on low with lid on, until veggies are soft. Add tomato paste, white pepper,  oregano, powdered onion and garlic. liquid smoke and grey poupon. Cook for approx 5 minutes to meld flavors. Add ground beef and chorizo and pinto beans. Mix well and cook for another 5 minutes.
Add vinegar, soy sauce and salt to taste. Cool and refrigerate for several hours (great to cook one or two days in advance) Add capers, take out bay leaves and adjust seasoning if needed, Serve warm on toasted, buttered(vegan butter of course) buns. It's great with a green salad or coleslaw.

Easy one dish recipe

Good for all ages and vegan and meat eaters alike  
Healthy, savory and filling. 


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