I bet you thought I was joking when I said my hubby wanted me to make more sloppy joes this week.
He was serious!
But rather than make the exact same thing again, I offered to try making them with tempeh instead. I followed this recipe, using these modifications:
- subbed a package of tempeh for the meat
- diced a whole green pepper and a whole onion
- used minced garlic instead of garlic powder
As we suspected, the ketchup made a huge difference in the taste. These tasted more like traditional sloppy joes than the tofu ones made with pasta sauce. Hubby and I both also liked the texture of the tempeh over tofu in this recipe, but he still wants me to make these one more time, using tofu with this ketchup sauce.
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Apologies for the quick post… I’m really short on time today but wanted to get this post up for Tempeh Thursday!
Hey there! My bf and I are loose vegetarians and I decided to make this recipe! It was great. We did use bbq sauce ( only Sweet Baby Rays) and a little bit of ketchup. It was delish!
That does sounds deelish, Raechel!
Glad it turned out for you!
I don’t know if I want to mention a BBQ sauce version to my hubby though… he’s still buggin’ me to make this recipe… AGAIN! I told him I would… eventually, but not three times in one week! LOL
Yay for Michigan bloggers! I was born in MI and I miss it terribly. I imported sloppy joe’s over here to Australia (and although I am not vegetarian I only cook meat when I am making food for my partner). I have tried them with mushrooms instead of meat with great results and just recently tried them with kangaroo meat. Lets just say it was interesting…
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This is the best recipe I’ve come across for Tempeh Sloppy Joe’s! We are making them tonight!
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Vegetarian-Sloppy-Joes/Detail.aspx
The Worchestershire sauce does have anchovies in it so have to make sure to get a vegan sauce if you are a strict vegetarian but we aren’t!
I use 1 spicy tempeh packet and 1 5-grain tempeh packet, and double to tomato sauce! At least! I think Ketchup might be a good sub for the tomato sauce.
Let me know what you think if you try it out!
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