Sweet Sloppy Joes with Tempeh
This recipe meets the USDA guidelines for K12 and childcare programs. It was developed by HSUS’s expert chefs and approved by HSUS’s registered dietitians. You can find this recipe below for 50 servings and for 100 servings.
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Process #2 – Same day service
Skill level: advanced
Servings: 50
Ingredients
3 pounds + 2 ounces Tempeh
1 pound + 14 ounces Lentils, dry, rinsed
3 ⅓ cups Water
3 ⅓ cups Vegetable broth, reduced sodium
50 Hamburger buns, whole grain rich
1 ¼ gallons BBQ sauce, prepared or scratch BBQ sauce (recipe below)
Scratch BBQ sauce:
3 ¼ cups Vegetable broth, reduced sodium
5 ounces Onions, dehydrated or fresh, diced
¾ gallons + ½ cup Ketchup, low sodium
2 ½ tablespoons Garlic powder
1 pound + 9 ounces (3 cups) Brown sugar
Servings: 100
Ingredients
6 pounds + 4 ounces Tempeh
3 pounds +12 ounces Lentils, dry, rinsed
1 ½ quarts + ⅔ cup Water
1 ½ quarts + ⅔ cup Vegetable broth, reduced sodium
100 Hamburger buns, whole grain rich
2 ½ gallons BBQ sauce, prepared or scratch BBQ sauce (recipe below)
Scratch BBQ sauce:
1 ½ quarts + ¼ cup Vegetable broth, reduced sodium
10 ounces Onions, dehydrated or fresh, diced
1 ½ gallons + 1 cup Ketchup, low sodium
⅓ cup Garlic powder
3 pounds + 2 ounces (1 ½ quarts) Brown sugar
Preparation
HACCP – Standard Operating Procedure – Use hand washing procedures before starting recipe.
1. Prepare lentils: Combine water, vegetable broth and rinsed lentils in a large pot or steam jacketed kettle. Heat on high until lentils have reach a low boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered for 15-20 minutes, until tender.
**Alternative method: Combine water, vegetable broth and rinsed lentils in a steam table pan and steam approximately 45-60 minutes, until tender. (Lentils can be steamed the day before and kept in the cooler.)
2. Drain remaining liquid from lentils.
3. If preparing barbeque sauce: Simmer vegetable stock and onions over medium heat for five minutes.
Add ketchup, garlic powder and brown sugar. Simmer 15-20 minutes, stirring frequently. (Can be made the day before.)
4. Crumble or chop tempeh into small pieces.
5. Add lentils, tempeh, and barbeque sauce and simmer until meal service or at minimum 20 minutes.
**For even more robust flavor, allow the sloppy joe mix to simmer for at least one hour.
HACCP Critical Control Point: Heat to a temperature of 150°F for 15 seconds.
HACCP Critical Control Point: Hold at internal temperature of 135°F or above.
Serving information
Use a #8 scoop (½ cup) and serve on hamburger bun.
Each sloppy joe sandwich provides 2 meat/meat alternates, 2 ounce equivalent grains.
Use a #16 scoop (¼ cup) and serve on hamburger bun.
Each sloppy joe sandwich provides 1 meat/meat alternates, 2 ounce equivalent grains.
Nutrition information per 2 m/ma and 2 grain equivalents
Calories: 507 Total Fat: 7g Saturated Fat: 1.2g Monounsaturated Fat: 0.9 Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.2g Trans Fat: 0g Cholesterol: 0mg Carbohydrate: 82g Fiber: 8g Total Sugar: 42g Protein: 13g Sodium: 380mg Vitamin A: 0μg Vitamin C: 0.8mg Calcium: 61mg Iron: 2.8mg Folate: 88μg
