"Meaty" Vegan Spaghetti Sauce with Olives and Mushrooms

Name: "Meaty" Vegan Spaghetti Sauce with Olives and Mushrooms
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Total time: 3 h 15 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 120 oz. Impossible Burger; 8 tbsp olive oil; 6 medium onions; 3 celery stalks; 24 oz. fresh brown mushrooms; 2 6 oz. cans pitted black olives; 5 pickled cherry peppers with some juice; 9 28 oz. cans of crushed tomatoes; 4 14.5 oz. cans diced tomatoes; 1/4 cup granulated garlic powder; 2 tbs. crushed red pepper; 3 Tbs chipotle powder; 6 tbsp Italian seasoning herbs; 6 tbsp salt (optional); 4 tbsp maple syrup or honey (optional); 2 tsp monosodium glutamate (optional)

4 steps

Prep:45minCook:2h 30min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:14:08 GMT

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Ingredients

60 servings

8 Tbspolive oil

6onions

medium

3celery stalks

24 ozfresh brown mushrooms

2 x 6 ozcans pitted black olives

5pickled cherry peppers

with some juice

9 x 28 ozcans crushed tomatoes

4 x 14.5 ozcans diced tomatoes

¼ cupgranulated garlic powder

2 Tbscrushed red pepper

3 Tbschipotle powder

6 TbspItalian seasoning herbs

6 Tbspsalt

optional

4 Tbspmaple syrup

or honey, optional

2 tspmonosodium glutamate

optional

Instructions

Step 1

Line three jellyroll pans with foil. Spray or brush a tbsp. of olive oil in each pan, then lay burger patties in a single layer. Brush or spray another tbsp. olive oil on the tops of the patties. Bake at 375 degrees for approximately 15-20 minutes, turning once halfway through. The patties should have a nice brown crust but not be dried out. Remove pans from oven and let cool. Lower oven temperature to 250 degrees.

Step 2

Pulse chop all the onions and celery in a food processor. Slice the olives and mushrooms. Chop the cherry peppers.

Step 3

Heat 2 tbsp. of olive oil in a very large stockpot and saute the chopped onions and celery. Mix in the cans of crushed and diced tomatoes, cherry peppers and juice, and all the spices. Salt and MSG are optional. Add the maple syrup (or honey, or sugar substitute like erythritol) if the tomatoes aren't sweet.

Step 4

Crumble the cooked burger patties by hand or pulse briefly in a food processor and mix well into the pot. Cook the sauce on medium heat on the stovetop until it reaches a simmer. Check and adjust seasoning if needed. Cover the pot put in the 250 deg. oven to cook for 2-2.5 hours, stirring occasionally. Check and adjust seasoning again if needed. For best flavor, turn the oven off and allow the sauce to sit for a few hours.