Homemade Sloppy Joes

jessicadpaxton
jessicadpaxton @jessicaDP
Austin, Texas

So easy and tasty you'll never buy Manwhich again

Homemade Sloppy Joes

So easy and tasty you'll never buy Manwhich again

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Ingredients

  1. 1 tablespoonbutter, 1 teaspoon olive oil
  2. 1 lbground beef
  3. 1green bell pepper, finely diced
  4. 1/2and onion, finely diced
  5. 3 clovesgarlic, minced
  6. 2heaping tablespoons tomato paste
  7. Sauce ingredients
  8. 2/3 cupketchup
  9. 1/3 cupwater, with 1 tablespoon flour whisked in
  10. 1 teaspoonyellow mustard
  11. 1 tablespoonbrown sugar (I usually add a little more)
  12. 1 tablespoonchili powder
  13. 1 teaspoonWorcestershire sauce
  14. 1/2 teaspoonkosher salt
  15. 1/2 teaspoonground black pepper
  16. 1/2 teaspooncayenne pepper (or more for extra kick)
  17. Dashhot sauce

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Heat butter and oil in large skillet over MED/MED-HIGH heat.  Add beef and brown, breaking apart into crumbles as it cooks, about 5 minutes.  Drain.

  2. 2

    Add onion and bell pepper to same skillet and cook 2-3 minutes, until soft.  Add garlic and cook 30 seconds or so, until fragrant.  Add beef back to the skillet and add tomato paste.  Stir well.

  3. 3

    Stir together sauce ingredients and add to the skillet.

  4. 4

    Cook over MED heat for 10-15 minutes, until mixture has thickened to your liking.  Remove from heat and serve over toasted buns. (Do not skip toasting the buns or you'll have a super sloppy joe that's impossible to eat)

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Comments

hikadeb
hikadeb @Hikadeb789
Top notch, made mine with venison, thanks for sharing. I will be making it again. Quick and easy also.

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