Smokeyjoes Recipes

THE BEST SLOPPY JOES

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onions and peppers and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and starting to caramelize in some spots, 6 to 7 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in the beef and cook, breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon or spatula, until it is browned, no longer pink in the middle and cooked through, 7 to 8 minutes.
• Stir in the tomato sauce, ketchup, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, red wine vinegar, paprika, cayenne pepper, 1 teaspoon salt and a generous amount of black pepper and simmer, stirring occasionally, until thickened and heated through, 5 to 6 minutes. Spoon the meat onto the toasted buns.

CLASSIC SLOPPY JOES

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large frying pan set over medium-high heat. Saute onions and green pepper for 5 minutes.
• Add beef to the pan. Cook, stirring until browned, about 5 to 10 minutes. Drain off fat.
• Stir in ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, salt and pepper. Simmer over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes or until slightly thickened. Serve on sandwich buns.

SMOKY JOES

Steps:

• In a skillet, heat the drippings or oil and sauté the onions and green pepper over medium heat until onions are translucent.
• Place the onions and peppers in the bottom of a crockpot.
• Add all the other ingredients EXCEPT the cocoa powder and browning/seasoning mix.
• Cook on low for about an hour.
• Stir the mixture and then sprinkle the cocoa powder on top.
• Mash the mixture with a potato masher.
• Stir again.
• Continue cooking on low for another 30 to 40 minutes.
• Taste, and add more liquid smoke and/or other spices to taste.
• Add the browning/seasoning mix and stir thoroughly.
• Continue cooking for another 5 minutes.
• Serve on hamburger rolls or biscuits.

SMOKEY JOES

Steps:

• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat (adding a spray of cooking spray or a drop of olive oil if needed to prevent sticking).
• Brown the beef until no longer pink, draining fat.
• Add onions and garlic and saute along with the drained beef for about 2 minutes, to cook the onions.
• Add cumin, chili powder, and Mrs Dash Chipotle seasoning and cook about 30 seconds.
• Lower heat a bit, add ketchup, canned tomatoes with their liquid and cook about 6 minutes, or until liquid has absorbed.
• Taste for seasonings and add more chipotle blend if you prefer (I like it spicy so I added more).
• Spoon cooked mixture onto buns and top each with a couple of pickle slices and a slice of cheese.
• NOTE: If you are subbing beans for half of the meat,drained them & rinse them and add then when you add the tomatoes.