Lentil Sloppy Joes
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients
For the lentils
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion chopped
- 3 tbsp brown sugar
- 3 tbsp molasses
- 3 tbsp tamari buy GF-labelled one to keep GF
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 1/2 cups pureed canned tomatoes alternatively you can use tomato sauce or tomato soup
- 3 cups dark ale* I used Rickard's Red, or you can just use vegetable broth
- 2 cups water or vegetable broth
- 1 1/2 cup green lentils lentils picked through and rinsed
Serve with
- Hamburger buns use gluten-free if you need to
- Crunchy veggies like carrots and celery to contrast the texure
Instructions
- Saute chopped onions over medium heat with olive oil until translucent. Meanwhile, in another bowl, whisk together brown sugar, molasses, tamari, and garlic powder. Once onions are cooked, add brown sugar mixture, canned tomatoes, beer, water, and lentils and cover.
- Once the mixture is bubbling, lower to minimum heat, cover and continue cooking, stirring occasionally until the lentils have absorbed all the water and are thickened, at least 45 minutes. You may need to add more water and cook longer in case the lentils are still hard. On a gas stove, this took me around 45 minutes, on a coil stove, I probably cooked for another 20 minutes.
- Serve on toasted hamburger buns with veggies and a glass of chilled beer =)
Notes
*To keep this gluten-free, either use GF dark ale, or just use vegetable broth instead.