Sloppy Joe recipe

[OldLeftieLawyer]

OK, I'm a big fan of Omaha Steaks. Their beef is about as good as I've ever found for home consumption. Plus, there's a store not far from us, so we save on shipping charges, which are outrageous.

Now, there's a sale there starting today - I think the collapse of the Atkins Diet has contributed to their frequent sales - and I'm going to stock up on their burgers, which are divine. But, I want to fix Sloppy Joes with them, crumbling them up, and I realize that I've never used a recipe, but I really would like to know if any of you good folk have one, or how you fix yours.

I suspect there's a range of tastes here, so thanks in advance.

(AZD, Empress told me she has a sharpened turkey baster for disciplining us. Don't tell her I told you, OK?)

[grasswire]

1. I punt

Here's generally what I do to make sloppy joes:

brown hamburger, then add the following to the pan (I degrease first if there's any fat):

a can of chopped tomatoes (could be the Mexican style if I have them)
chopped onion
some catsup
a tiny bit of BBQ sauce for a tiny bit of smoky flavor
finely chopped celery leaves
some worcestershire sauce
some chili powder
sometimes I add frozen sweet corn
a spoonful of Better Than Bouillon Beef

Add a half cup or so of water and simmer for half an hour or so.

Not brilliant, but it's just sloppy joes. That would be a good dish to experiment with. Mushroom and dill sloppy joes? Greek style sloppy joes? Hmmm.

[OldLeftieLawyer]

3. Thank you, thank you.

This is more complicated than anything I ever made. Sounds good. I'm gonna try it tomorrow - football fare.

Thanks so much.

[mandyky]

2. Just made a batch 2 weeks ago and it was yummy

2 pounds lean ground beef
1/2 green pepper
2 medium onions
1 stalk of celery (chopped all veggies)
1 cup tomato sauce
1 8 oz can of tomato paste
5 tablespoons of flour
chili powder
tabasco sauce
worchestershire sauce
ground mustard
honey or sugar
2 to 3 cups of water


Fry the burger
Saute the chopped veggies
Mix those to and add spices, tomato sauce, paste and honey.
Simmer until thickened and veggies (esp celery) are on the soft side.

Serve on toasted Hamburg or hotdog buns

[OldLeftieLawyer]

4. Yummy ...........

And this one, I'll try next Sunday - more football fare.

Thank you for this.

[mandyky]

5. LOL Can't wait til I go grocery shopping

this month so I can have it again.
I hadn't had sloppy joes in eons and found this via google.