Traces Not So Sloppy Joes Recipes

SLOPPY JOES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, using your hands, mash the beef with the baking soda. Let it sit on the counter for 20 to 25 minutes to tenderize.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F and set a rack in the middle position.
• Heat the butter in a large skillet over medium heat until bubbling. Add the onion, bell pepper, and garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until softened, 4 to 6 minutes.
• Add the beef, salt, pepper, smoked paprika, cumin, oregano, and dry mustard and cook, breaking up meat with wooden spoon, until mostly brown, about 3 minutes. Add the tomato sauce, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, and hot sauce. Reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, until the sauce is thickened, about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, butter the inside of the buns and place on a baking sheet, butter side up. Toast in the oven until warmed through and lightly crispy, about 5 minutes.
• Taste the sloppy Joe mixture and adjust seasonings. (If you like your Sloppy Joes sweet, feel free to add 1 teaspoon of brown sugar.) Spoon the mixture onto the toasted hamburger buns and serve.
• Freezer-Friendly Instructions: The meat mixture can be frozen for up to 3 months and reheated in the microwave om on the stovetop until hot.

CLASSIC SLOPPY JOES

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add onion, bell pepper, celery, and garlic; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring frequently, until vegetables are softened, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Add ground beef to skillet. Cook, breaking up meat with a wooden spoon, until it is no longer pink, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Stir tomato sauce, ketchup, and Worcestershire sauce into beef mixture in skillet. Simmer until thickened, stirring occasionally, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Season the mixture with more salt and pepper, as desired. Spoon onto buns, and serve immediately.

SO-EASY SLOPPY JOES

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Stir in the tomatoes, tomato paste, ketchup, brown sugar, mustard and salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Serve on buns. Top meat with arugula. Freeze option: Freeze cooled meat mixture in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally and adding a little water if necessary. Serve on buns with arugula.

TRACE'S NOT-SO-SLOPPY JOES

Steps:

• 1. Brown meat over medium heat until no longer pink; drain.
• 2. Stir in ketchup, water, sugar, worcestershire sauce, mustard, garlic powder, onion powder, and salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 30-40 minutes.
• 3. Serve on buns

NEAT SLOPPY JOES

Steps:

• Place ground beef in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook until evenly browned, stirring to crumble. I like to use a potato masher to even out the lumps. Add onion and celery, cover the pan, and cook until tender and transparent, about 5 minutes. Drain off any grease.
• Stir the tomato soup (undiluted), ketchup, vinegar, brown sugar and Worcestershire sauce into the beef mixture. Season with salt and garlic powder. Heat to a simmer over low heat, and cook until thoroughly heated, stirring frequently to prevent it from burning on the bottom.
• Spoon the hot beef mixture onto buns, which may be toasted first, and serve.

NOT-SO-SLOPPY JOES

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic, and red pepper. Sauté until fragrant, about 3 minutes.
• Add the ground beef and brown, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in the tomato paste, chili powder, cumin, salt, black pepper, and cinnamon. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until thickened slightly, about 12 minutes.
• Spoon onto the buns. Sprinkle each with the Cheddar and top with a dollop of the sour cream.

CLAIRE'S NOT-SO-SLOPPY JOE'S

Steps:

• Brown Hamburger over medium high heat for 5 minutes.
• Add diced onions, green peppers, celery and garlic.
• Brown for an additional 5 minutes.
• Drain.
• Stir in V8, Tomato Soup, Ketchup, Mustard and Brown Sugar.
• Season with pepper (and salt if desired) to taste.
• Bring to light simmer for 30 minutes uncovered.
• READY TO EAT.
• placing in refrigerator overnight and reheating tends to make the flavor "pop" a bit more.

NOT SO SLOPPY JOES

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil for one minute and then sauté the onion, celery, pepper and oregano for 4 minutes or until soft.
• Crumble in the ground beef, breaking it up with a spoon. Cook until meat is brown.
• Stir in the remaining ingredients through the black pepper and cook for 6 minutes. Add Tabasco, if using, and cooked until bubbling and heated through.
• Spoon over toasted rolls and serve.