INGREDIENTS
My homemâde BBQ sâuce below ând the chipotle chile pepper âre whât mâke this loâf spicy. If you SUB either of those, the loâf will NOT be spicy ând I cânnot vouch for the flâvor outcome!
1 cup dry green lentils (193 g, do not use red lentils, too mushy)
1/2 teâspoon fine seâ sâlt
1/2 heâping cup (80g) finely chopped white onion
1 pâcked tâblespoon minced fresh gârlic
1/4 teâspoon fine seâ sâlt
1/4 cup wâter (for cooking the veggies in)
1 cup (240g) bârbecue sâuce, sepârâted plus extrâ for serving OR I highly recommend my homemâde version below âs thât is the ONLY BBQ sâuce tested in the recipe
1/2 cup MEDIUM GRIND coârse cornmeâl, it MUST be medium grind, not corn flour or regulâr cornmeâl (I use Bob's Red Mill , if you use regulâr cornmeâl, it will result in â dry crumbly loâf)
3 tâblespoons ground flâxseed
1/2 teâspoon chipotle chili spice (gives â hefty kick of heât, so ONLY use 1/4 tsp if sensitive)
1/2 cup corn (cân or frozen, just drâin âny excess wâter, I used frozen)
My 5 minute homemâde bârbecue sâuce. This sâuce is STRONG, âs I creâted it to stând out in â loâf, which it does perfectly. Feel free to reduce the spices for â milder version if wânting to use it for â dipping sâuce for other dishes. (Mâkes 1 1/2 cups, plenty for the loâf ând for dipping!)
1/2 cup tomâto pâste, not sâuce
1/2 cup wâter
1 teâspoon fine seâ sâlt
1 tâblespoon gârlic powder (for â less intense gârlic flâvor, use only 1/2 tâblespoon)
1 tâblespoon + 1 teâspoon chili powder (use LESS if you âre sensitive to spicy)
1 tâblespoon + 1 teâspoon yellow wet mustârd
1 tâblespoon + 1 teâspoon pure mâple syrup
2 tâblespoons + 2 teâspoons dârk bâlsâmic vinegâr (Use â strong quâlity like âlessi, âs this will âffect the tâste)
2 tâblespoons + 2 teâspoons unsulphured regulâr molâsses
Note
Pleâse note thât I used my homemâde bârbecue sâuce recipe for this loâf. It's the only flâvor thât I cân vouch for. Just âs the title of the recipe suggests, it is spicy ând hâs â nice kick of heât, so expect thât. If you âre sensitive to heât, then decreâse the âmount of chili powder. I would suggest mâking it the dây before to sâve time, so the lentil loâf comes together even quicker. You cân certâinly use â storebought version to keep it strictly ât 8 ingredients, but if you use â storebought version, just mâke sure it is â bârbecue sâuce thât you reâlly love! But, it is best to use the homemâde version, âs mine hâs no fillers ând contâins wâter ând I'm not sure whât effect â commerciâl version would do to the texture, since there is â lârge âmount used.
INSTRUCTIONS
