Don’t you love a nice sloppy sandwich sometimes? I do! Meaty mushrooms, caramelized onions, crunchy slaw and creamy avocados are so satisfying together!
Black garlic is an unusual ingredient that lends a very unique and ephemeral flavor! It’s made by fermenting whole garlic bulbs for several weeks, until the flavor becomes mildly sweet, molassey, and mild. I bought mine at Whole Foods, but don’t worry if you can’t find it, just substitute a few cloves of regular. It will still be plenty yummy.
Black Garlic BBQ Mushroom Sandwich
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Author: Rachel Carr
Serves: 4 servings
Ingredients
For the Black Garlic BBQ Sauce
- 1 Tablespoon coconut oil
- 1 white onion, minced
- 1 Tablespoon Black Garlic paste (optional-if you can't find black garlic, just use 3 cloves regular garlic)
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon chipotle flakes
- 1½ cups coconut sugar
- ¾ cup whiskey
- 1 cup fire roasted tomatoes (Rao’s)
- 1 Tablespoon tamari or soy sauce
- ½ cup apple cider vinegar + 3 Tablespoons
- 1 Tablespoons molasses
- 2 teaspoons sea salt
For the sandwich filling:
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 2 white onions, julienned thinly
- 2 pints sliced mushrooms
For the slaw:
- ½ red cabbage, shredded
- 1 cup shredded brussels sprouts (optional)
- juice of 1 lemon
- salt and pepper to taste
To make the sandwiches:
- 4 hamburger buns
- 1 avocado sliced
Instructions
For the Black Garlic BBQ Sauce:
- Heat the coconut oil in a sauce pan.
- Add the onion and sauté until onion is translucent.
- Add the black garlic paste, garlic powder, smoked paprika, and chipotle flakes. Sauté gently for 2 minutes to open up the spices.
- Add the coconut sugar, whiskey, crushed tomato, tamari, apple cider vinegar, molasses and sea salt.
- Bring to a simmer and cook for 30 minutes over very low heat.
- Season to taste with more salt and vinegar.
- Makes about 1 quart.
For the sandwich filling:
- Heat the coconut oil in a large sauté pan. Add the onion and saute for 10 minutes over low heat or longer until caramelized.
- Add the mushrooms and cook 5 minutes with the onions. Add as much BBQ sauce as desired to the filling.
- For the slaw, toss the thinly julienned cabbage and shaved Brussels sprouts with lemon juice and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Toast the bread. Add some of the sandwich filling and slaw. Top with sliced avocado.
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