Fantastic Vegan Sloppy Joes


Ingredients:

* 1 pkg. extra firm tofu
* 1 can kidney beans
* 1 onion, chopped
* 2 carrots, diced
* 3-4 mushrooms (more or less if desired), diced
* 1/2 cup peas- 125 mL
* 1 green pepper, chopped
* 2 cloves garlic, minced
* 2 tbs. nutritional yeast
* 2 tbs. tamari
* 2 tsp. oregano
* 1 1/2 tbs. Dijon mustard
* 1 tbs. blackstrap molasses
* 1 tbs. red wine vinegar
* 2 cups crushed tomatoes - 500 mL
* 2 tbs. lemon juice
* hot sauce or chili to taste
* Buns- Portuguese or whole wheat
* kaisers work really well

Directions:

Crumble tofu into small pieces, fry in a decent sized frying pan (should be a couple of inches thick) with a bit of olive oil or non stick cooking spray. Add nutritional yeast, garlic, and vegetables (not the tomatoes). Saute about 10 minutes, being careful not to burn- it's ok if the tofu browns a bit.

Add tamari, mustard, molasses, vinegar, tomatoes, hot sauce, lemon juice and oregano. Simmer a few minutes until heated through. You might want to add a bit of water or vegetable stock if it gets very thick.

Serve on open faced buns- its great if the buns have been toasted in a toaster oven or the oven a bit first.