This classic is an American variation on a "loose meat" sandwich consisting of ground beef cooked in a sauce and spooned onto toasted hamburger buns. The filling heaped and dripping out of the bun during consumption. Ground beef can be substituted with chicken, turkey, lamb or choice of meat, which can be made ahead, refrigerated and reheated just before use. Sloppy joes are easy and inexpensive to make, a favourite of young and old. Served with potato wedges, caesar salad or coleslaw.
The ground meat is cooked in a skillet, then sauteed with onion, garlic and green chillies. Addition of tomato paste and puree, Worcestershire sauce with other seasonings flavour the meat. A generous mound of the succulent filling is spread on hamburger buns and topped with shredded cheese. Tempting, irresistible and mouthwateringly delicious.
The ground meat is cooked in a skillet, then sauteed with onion, garlic and green chillies. Addition of tomato paste and puree, Worcestershire sauce with other seasonings flavour the meat. A generous mound of the succulent filling is spread on hamburger buns and topped with shredded cheese. Tempting, irresistible and mouthwateringly delicious.
Sloppy Joes
(Serves 5)
Ingredients:
5 hamburger buns
1/2 kg ground meat
1 large onion (chopped)
4 large cloves of garlic (chopped)
2 green chillies (chopped)
1/2 teaspoon chilli powder
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 cup tomato puree
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1/2 a bouillon cube
1 cup water
1 green bell pepper/capsicum (cut into small pieces)
freshly cracked black pepper
a pinch of sugar
salt
Method:
Brown the ground meat in a skillet with no oil. If excess fat is released, drain out or if too lean and no fat, add 2 tablespoons oil.
Note:
No oil was used to prepare the filling. Hence, not indicated in the list of ingredients.
Stir in the onion, garlic and green chillies with the meat. Once onion is soft, mix in the chilli powder, tomato paste and puree. Add Worcestershire sauce, apple cider vinegar, bouillon cube, water and salt. Cover and let meat cook through. When liquid has reduced to half, include the bell pepper and sugar. Check for seasoning, add freshly cracked black pepper and extra salt, if required.
When mixture has thickened, remove skillet from heat. Do not dry out the mixture.
Warm or toast hamburger buns. Spoon generous mounds of the meat mixture on buns, top with shredded cheese.
Serve sloppy joes with baked potato wedges.
Note:
(Serves 5)
Ingredients:
5 hamburger buns
1/2 kg ground meat
1 large onion (chopped)
4 large cloves of garlic (chopped)
2 green chillies (chopped)
1/2 teaspoon chilli powder
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 cup tomato puree
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1/2 a bouillon cube
1 cup water
1 green bell pepper/capsicum (cut into small pieces)
freshly cracked black pepper
a pinch of sugar
salt
Method:
Brown the ground meat in a skillet with no oil. If excess fat is released, drain out or if too lean and no fat, add 2 tablespoons oil.
Note:
No oil was used to prepare the filling. Hence, not indicated in the list of ingredients.
Stir in the onion, garlic and green chillies with the meat. Once onion is soft, mix in the chilli powder, tomato paste and puree. Add Worcestershire sauce, apple cider vinegar, bouillon cube, water and salt. Cover and let meat cook through. When liquid has reduced to half, include the bell pepper and sugar. Check for seasoning, add freshly cracked black pepper and extra salt, if required.
When mixture has thickened, remove skillet from heat. Do not dry out the mixture.
Warm or toast hamburger buns. Spoon generous mounds of the meat mixture on buns, top with shredded cheese.
Serve sloppy joes with baked potato wedges.
Note:
