Great Recipes

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Servings

Ready In:

30 Minutes

Prep Time:

10 Minutes

Good For:

Lunch, Dinner, Backyard Picnics

Sloppy Joes

Ingredients

2 tablespoons Butter

1 medium White Onion, Chopped Into ¼” Pieces

1 medium Green Bell Pepper, Chopped Into ¼” Pieces

2 cloves Garlic, Chopped Fine

2 pounds Lean Ground Beef

1 cup Marinara (Pasta) Sauce

1 cup Ketchup

¼ cup Yellow Mustard

1 tablespoon Red Wine Vinegar or (Cider Vinegar)

1 tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce

¼ cup Light Brown Sugar

2 teaspoons Paprika

2 teaspoons Salt

½ teaspoon Ground Black Pepper

1 tablespoon Cornstarch

2 tablespoons Cold Water

Step 1

Sauté onions, peppers and garlic until softened. Do not brown.

Step 2

Add ground beef and brown while chopping up into small pieces.

Step 3

Skim off about half of the juices, then add all the remaining ingredients except the cornstarch and cold water.

Step 4

Bring the mixture to a simmer and cook 10 minutes on low heat while stirring.

Step 5

Dissolve the cornstarch in the cold water and add. Bring this mixture to a simmer and season with salt and pepper to taste.

Step 6

Serve a half cup portion as a filling between a medium size hamburger bun.

Step 1

Sauté onions, peppers and garlic until softened. Do not brown.

Step 2

Add ground beef and brown while chopping up into small pieces.

Step 3

Skim off about half of the juices, then add all the remaining ingredients except the cornstarch and cold water.

Step 4

Bring the mixture to a simmer and cook 10 minutes on low heat while stirring.

Step 5

Dissolve the cornstarch in the cold water and add. Bring this mixture to a simmer and season with salt and pepper to taste.

Step 6

Serve a half cup portion as a filling between a medium size hamburger bun.

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A Little Story About This Dish…

The origins of the Sloppy Joe sandwich are a bit fuzzy.

They have been traced back to one of 3 places of origin all completely unique. You can choose between a bar in Havana, Cuba, another bar in Key West (Sloppy Joe’s Bar), or, oddly enough to Sioux City, Iowa.

Where ever they came from, this “sloppy” recipe of ground beef with onions and bell peppers (barely held together barely) with a sweet and tangy tomato sauce is an iconic sandwich which you don’t often find on menus.

As such, we have our favorite recipe right here.