Sloppy Joes
What is a Sloppy Joe?
Sloppy Joes are loose meat sandwiches made with ground beef, peppers, and onions in a special tangy sauce. And thet special sauce is totally what makes them a sloppy Joe sandwich. Sloppy joe sauce is savory, tangy, and slightly sweet, similar to BBQ sauce, but less sweet and with a stronger tomato base. While some recipes simply use heavily seasoned ketchup for the sauce, our recipe has a more complex flavor and is made with tomato sauce, tomato paste, Worcestershire, vinegar, sugar, Dijon, and chili powder.
How to Serve Sloppy Joes
Sloppy Joes are traditionally served on a hamburger bun, sometimes with cheese, sometimes without. You can also top your sloppy joes with other fun ingredients like French fried crispy onions, coleslaw, or pickles
How to Serve Sloppy Joes
Sloppy Joes are traditionally served on a hamburger bun, sometimes with cheese, sometimes without. You can also top your sloppy joes with other fun ingredients like French fried crispy onions, coleslaw, or pickles.
Ingredients
1 yellow onion ($0.32)
1 green bell pepper ($0.79)
2 cloves garlic ($0.16)
1 Tbsp olive oil ($0.16)
1 lb. ground beef* ($5.49)
1 15oz. can tomato sauce ($0.79)
3 Tbsp tomato paste ($0.21)
2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar ($0.12)
2 Tbsp brown sugar ($0.08)
1 tsp Dijon mustard ($0.06)
1 tsp chili powder ($0.10)
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce ($0.02)
3/4 tsp salt ($0.03)
5 hamburger buns ($1.87)
Instructions
Finely dice the onion and bell pepper, and mince the garlic.
Add the olive oil and beef to a skillet and cook over medium heat until the beef is cooked through. Drain off any excess fat.
Add the onion, garlic, and bell pepper to the skillet with the beef. Continue to sauté until the onions are soft and translucent.
Finally, add the tomato sauce, tomato paste, vinegar, brown sugar Dijon, chili powder, Worcestershire sauce,and salt to the skillet. Stir to combine.
Allow the meat and sauce to simmer over medium-low for about 5 minutes.
Serve over toasted buns.
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