[Recipe] Sloppy Joes.
Sep. 20th, 2009 05:00 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kitchenklutzIn wandering the grocery store recently in search of recipe ingredients, I came across the aisle with all the packets of premade spice mixes. You know -- instant beef stroganoff, chili mix, and (naturally) sloppy joe mix. I remembered how much I'd like the sloppy joes my mom made when I was a kid -- I haven't had any in years, I think -- and decided then and there to try and research a recipe for them.
It turns out there are more than just a few out there. But none of this "buy a spice packet" stuff for me. And nothing that starts out with the ingredient "2 cups ketchup". *shudder* No, I was determined to make it pretty much from scratch as much as I could. All things considered, it turned out pretty well, and surprisingly tasty.
Sloppy Joes
Ingredients
* 1 pound ground beef (I recommend around 85% lean or so -- the less lean the meat, the more flavorful it often is, but keep in mind you'll need to pour the excess fat out once you're done browning the meat)
* 3/4 cup diced onion (about half of a medium onion)
* 1/2 cup chopped celery (about two stalks)
* 1/2 cup seeded and cored green pepper, chopped
* 1 medium can (15 oz.) tomato sauce
* 1 cup water
* 2 tablespoons rolled oats
* 1 teaspoon garlic salt
* 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
* 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
* 1/4 teaspoon fresh-ground black pepper
* two dashes Tabasco sauce
* 3/4 teaspoon paprika (ideally, 1/2 teaspoon sweet paprika and 1/4 teaspoon half-sharp paprika)
* 1/3 cup brown sugar
* 10 to 12 hamburger buns
Method
1. In a 10-inch skillet, cook ground beef, onion, green pepper, and celery until meat is browned and onion is tender. Drain off all the excess fat.
2. Stir in tomato sauce, water, oats, garlic salt, Worcestershire sauce, chili powder, black pepper, Tabasco, paprika, and brown sugar. Simmer uncovered until mixture reaches desired consistency -- about 25 to 30 minutes. Spoon 1/4 to 1/3 cup of meat mixture into each bun. Makes around 10 to 12 sandwiches.
Tasty, messy, and sweet with just a touch of heat. Great comfort food, and easy to prepare.
Crossposted from Kitchenklutz.
It turns out there are more than just a few out there. But none of this "buy a spice packet" stuff for me. And nothing that starts out with the ingredient "2 cups ketchup". *shudder* No, I was determined to make it pretty much from scratch as much as I could. All things considered, it turned out pretty well, and surprisingly tasty.
Sloppy Joes
Ingredients
* 1 pound ground beef (I recommend around 85% lean or so -- the less lean the meat, the more flavorful it often is, but keep in mind you'll need to pour the excess fat out once you're done browning the meat)
* 3/4 cup diced onion (about half of a medium onion)
* 1/2 cup chopped celery (about two stalks)
* 1/2 cup seeded and cored green pepper, chopped
* 1 medium can (15 oz.) tomato sauce
* 1 cup water
* 2 tablespoons rolled oats
* 1 teaspoon garlic salt
* 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
* 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
* 1/4 teaspoon fresh-ground black pepper
* two dashes Tabasco sauce
* 3/4 teaspoon paprika (ideally, 1/2 teaspoon sweet paprika and 1/4 teaspoon half-sharp paprika)
* 1/3 cup brown sugar
* 10 to 12 hamburger buns
Method
1. In a 10-inch skillet, cook ground beef, onion, green pepper, and celery until meat is browned and onion is tender. Drain off all the excess fat.
2. Stir in tomato sauce, water, oats, garlic salt, Worcestershire sauce, chili powder, black pepper, Tabasco, paprika, and brown sugar. Simmer uncovered until mixture reaches desired consistency -- about 25 to 30 minutes. Spoon 1/4 to 1/3 cup of meat mixture into each bun. Makes around 10 to 12 sandwiches.
Tasty, messy, and sweet with just a touch of heat. Great comfort food, and easy to prepare.
Crossposted from Kitchenklutz.
