Sloppy Joes
4 servings10 min prep20 min cookEasy
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The Tale of Sloppy Joes
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The sloppy joe's exact origin is debated, but most accounts trace loose-meat sandwiches to Sioux City, Iowa in the 1930s, where a cook reportedly added tomato sauce to an existing "loose meat sandwich" and named the result after a customer or fellow cook called Joe.
Ingredients
Scale:· 4 servings
- 1 lb ground beef (80/20)
- 1/2 yellow onion, diced
- 1/2 green bell pepper, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 3/4 cup ketchup
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp yellow mustard
- 1/2 tsp chili powder
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 4 hamburger buns
Instructions
- 1Brown the ground beef with the onion and bell pepper in a large skillet over medium-high heat for 6-7 minutes, breaking up the meat as it cooks.
- 2Drain excess fat, then add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
- 3Stir in the ketchup, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, and chili powder.
- 4Reduce heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thickened.
- 5Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- 6Toast the buns lightly and spoon the beef mixture generously onto the bottom halves before topping and serving.
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