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Texas Style Barbecue On a Bun

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Ingredients And Procedures

1 lb Firm tofu; frozen, thawed

-and shredded 2 tb Kitchen Bouquet (or soy

-sauce or liquid smoke) 1 sm Onion; chopped

1 ts Garlic powder

1 ts Salt

1 ts Pepper

1 c Water

1 c Commercial barbecue sauce

1 pk Hamburger buns (preferably

-whole wheat) Squeeze excess moisture from thawed tofu; crumble in frying pan. Add water, Kitchen Bouquet, onion, garlic, salt andpepper, stirring to marinate tofu. Simmer for 10 minutes on medium heat. Drain and add barbecue sauce. Simmer for 10 minutes on low heat. Serve on buns with extra sliced onions and sweet pickle relish. From Deeanne's recipe files

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