BBQ Vegetable Soup
- At November 9, 2009
- By megan
- In BBQ Sauce, beans, carrot, quinoa, Soup, sweet potato, vegan
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This hearty soup is great to make when you know you won’t have time to cook for a couple nights in a row. The protein from quinoa and kidney beans as well as vitamin-rich yams will leave you full and satisfied.
Ingredients:
- 1 large yellow onion, chopped
- 2 cups white wine
- 5 cloves garlic, chopped
- 2 bay leaves
- 3 stalks celery, washed and coarsely chopped
- 4 cups water
- 2 large yams, peeled and chopped into 1/2 inch cubes
- 4 large carrots, peeled and chopped into 1/4 inch thick rounds
- 1 carton (4 cups/1 quart) organic veggie broth
- 1 cup quinoa, rinsed in cold water and drained
- 1 can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
- 1/2 cup of my Best BBQ Sauce
In a large stock pot, add the onions, turn heat up to medium high, and wait until you start to hear them sizzle. Then add the wine, stir, and cook a few minutes before adding the garlic, bay leaves, and celery. Next, add the water and bring it back to a boil before adding the yams and carrots. Stir this well and wait until it comes to a boil again before adding the veggie broth. Stir this well, bring it to a boil again, and cook 10 minutes or so before adding the rinsed and drained quinoa and beans, which will need 15 more minutes to be done. Finally, add the BBQ sauce, stir well, lower heat to low, and simmer until you are ready to eat.
I served mine with Best BBQ tofu and blue corn cakes.
Harvest Vegetable Soup
- At October 8, 2009
- By megan
- In BBQ Sauce, Broccoli, carrot, cauliflower, Corn, Peppers, Soup, sweet potato, vegan
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So fresh. So good. So flavorful. Soups usually aren’t this delicious, in my opinion, and it is all due to these fresh, local, seasonal, and organic ingredients.
In a large pot, I combined the following ingredients and cooked for 40 minutes:
- 1 large yellow onion, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 quart veggie stock
- 3 or more quarts water
- sweet potatoes, peeled, cubed
- carrots, peeled, chopped
- corn (fresh from the cob, husked, boiled, shaved from the cob)
- green pepper, chopped
- broccoli, chunks
- cauliflower, chunks
- 2 TB Grumpy’s Private Reserve Black Label BBQ Sauce
For such a simple soup, it took more than 2 hours to prepare. I husked 12 ears of corn, peeled and cubed 2 pounds of yams, and almost 3 pounds of carrots. I made a lot of soup and froze some for later. You could add more or less of each ingredient according to your own tastes. The flavors of these fresh ingredients really stood out, which is why I only added a small amount of BBQ sauce for a little spice.
Bourbon Maple BBQ Tofu
As always, the tofu mantra goes like this:
Firm tofu, freeze it, thaw it, press it, cut it, flavor it, cook it.
Here’s the recipe for my Bourbon Maple BBQ Sauce:
- 1/4 cup mustard
- 1/3 cup real, pure maple syrup
- 1/2-1 shot Bourbon (it will have a kick, so use less if you are nervous or weary)
- 2 TB Worcestershire Sauce
- 1 TB apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp paprika
- fresh ground black pepper, to taste
Mix all this for the BBQ sauce.
To make the tofu, pour 1/2-3/4 of the sauce in a separate bowl. Add 1/2 cup water and mix well. Add the tofu and let it marinate for an hour or so. Throw on the grill for 5 minutes on each side and enjoy with some extra BBQ sauce.
Spent Grain Tempeh Burgers
- At July 22, 2009
- By megan
- In BBQ Sauce, patties, Spent Grain, tempeh
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If you or a friend like to brew beer at home, here is one option for using some of those spent grains. These are very similar to my tempeh burgers, but have the added nutritional bonus of spent grains.
Ingredients:
- 1 red onion
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1/2 cup spent grain
- 1 package tenpeh
- 2-3 TB Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 cup BBQ sauce
- 2 TB ketchup
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1TB Olive Oil
- fresh ground black pepper
- pinch of thyme
- 1/4-1/3 cup whole wheat flour
In a food processor, chop the onion, garlic, spent grain, and tempeh. If you have a smaller processor, divide this into a couple or a few smaller batches. Make sure the tempeh is ground really well. Transfer to a large mixing bowl and add the rest of the ingredients, one-by-one, mixing along the way. Add more flour if it doesn’t look like the patties will hold together.
Place on lightly oiled baking sheet and bake at 375 for 20 minutes or so. Flip after 10 minutes. They should be brown and hold together when done. Enjoy.
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