The Ultimate Sloppy Joes 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.

BEST SLOPPY JOES

Steps:

• In a saucepan, cook the beef, onion and garlic over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the tomato sauce, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, molasses, prepared mustard, ground mustard, cloves, cayenne and orange zest if desired. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Serve on 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.

THE ULTIMATE SLOPPY JOES

Steps:

• Set a heavy-based pot over medium-high heat and add a 3-count of olive oil.
• Add onions and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes until translucent.
• Add ground turkey, season well with salt and pepper and brown well all over, breaking it up with a wooden spoon-about 7 to 10 minutes.
• Add ketchup, mustard, cayenne, brown sugar and tomato paste. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 to 12 minutes.
• Finish with a splash of apple cider vinegar and season it once more before serving on toasted whole wheat hamburger buns.

JJ'S ULTIMATE SLOPPY JOES

Steps:

• Brown 1-1/2 lbs ground venison with chopped onion, minced garlic, and red pepper. Drain the fat off ( if any ) and add the all ingredients - honey and cocoa should be added last.
• Stir and simmer for 1/2 hour and taste. If too vinegary, add brown sugar, if too sweet add a little vinegar - add a little at a time to hone in the taste. Serve on fresh-baked potato rolls, although any hamburger type bun will suffice. Garnish with kosher garlic pickle.