Easy and Delicious Sloppy Joes
When I was in school, back in the Dark Ages, lunchtime was like a trip to the casino. Sometimes we hit the jackpot, but more times than not it was a bust. I never understood why the cafeteria would serve grapefruit cups with a carton of milk. It was the equivalent of dishing out to a little kid fried liver and onions. However, I felt I had hit the motherlode whenever the school lunch menu had sloppy joes on a bun.
Cook Time
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Ready in: 50 min
Yields: Six - Eight
Ingredients
- 2 LBS. GROUND BEEF
- 2 CELERY STALKS, CHOPPED
- 1/2 GREEN PEPPER, DICED
- 1/2 RED PEPPER, DICED
- 1 SMALL ONION, DICED
- 1/2 CUP KETCHUP
- 1/2 CUP BARBEQUE SAUCE
- 1 TBSP PACKED BROWN SUGAR
- 1 TSP DRY MUSTARD
- 1 TBSP WORCESTER SAUCE
- 1 TBSP VINEGAR
- 16 OUNCES TOMATO SAUCE
- TOGETHER IN A LARGE SKILLET BROWN GROUND BEEF, CELERY, PEPPERS AND ONION. DRAIN OFF THE FAT
- STIR IN REMAINING INGREDIENTS, COVER AND SIMMER FOR 20 MINUTES, STIRRING OCCASIONALLY. IF SLOPPY JOES SEEM TOO LOOSE, LEAVE COVER OFF AND LET SOME OF THE LIQUID EVAPORATE. SERVE ON HAMBURGER BUNS WITH FRENCH FRIES OR POTATO CHIPS.
HOMEMADE SLOPPY JOES MAKE THIS OLD COOK FEEL LIKE A KID AGAIN!
Written by, Dennis L. Page
