Sloppy Joes Recipe
- cook TIME 40 mins
- prep TIME 5 mins
- total TIME 45 mins
Ingredients (18)
- 14 oz 97% lean ground beef
- 4 hamburger buns split
- 3 oz onion
- 1 cup homemade tomato sauce
- 2 oz carrot
- 1 oz green bell pepper
- 1 oz yellow bell pepper
- 1 oz cheddar cheese
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 2 tbsp Heinz ketchup
- 1 tbsp garlic powder divided
- 1/3 cup unsalted chicken broth
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce divided
- 2 tsp brown gravy mix
- 1/2 tsp mustard
INSTRUCTIONS
Make the sauce:
On a cast-iron pan, turn on medium heat, add the following ingredients successively: 3 oz onion, 1 tbsp olive oil, 1/2 tbsp of garlic powder, 1 tsp ground black pepper, 2 tsp brown gravy mix, 1/8 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp mustard, 1/2 tsp of Worcestershire sauce, 2 tbsp ketchup, 1 cup tomato sauce, and 1/3 cup chicken broth.
Remove the sauce from the pan, set aside.
Cook the vegetables & beef:
On the same pan, turn on medium heat, add successively: 1 oz green bell pepper, 1 oz yellow bell pepper, 2 oz carrot, 2 tbsp butter. Stir them around for 3 minutes until tender.
Continue to add 14 oz ground beef, 1/2 tbsp of garlic powder, and 1/2 tsp of Worcestershire sauce.
Pour the sauce back to the pan, let simmer for 10 minutes.
Sprinkle 1 oz cheddar cheese on top, stir for a minute one last time. Remove the pan from heat.
Serve:
Slice 4 hamburger buns in half, toast them in the oven at 350°F for 5 minutes.
Spread the sloppy beef on the toasted buns and serve immediately.
If you want to make it more beautiful, serve each bun on a dish with a crispy and fresh lettuce leaf.