Claires Not So Sloppy Joes Food

NOT-SO-SLOPPY JOES

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic, and red pepper. Sauté until fragrant, about 3 minutes.
• Add the ground beef and brown, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in the tomato paste, chili powder, cumin, salt, black pepper, and cinnamon. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until thickened slightly, about 12 minutes.
• Spoon onto the buns. Sprinkle each with the Cheddar and top with a dollop of the sour cream.

THE BEST SLOPPY JOES

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onions and peppers and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and starting to caramelize in some spots, 6 to 7 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in the beef and cook, breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon or spatula, until it is browned, no longer pink in the middle and cooked through, 7 to 8 minutes.
• Stir in the tomato sauce, ketchup, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, red wine vinegar, paprika, cayenne pepper, 1 teaspoon salt and a generous amount of black pepper and simmer, stirring occasionally, until thickened and heated through, 5 to 6 minutes. Spoon the meat onto the toasted buns.

CLAIRE'S NOT-SO-SLOPPY JOE'S

Steps:

• Brown Hamburger over medium high heat for 5 minutes.
• Add diced onions, green peppers, celery and garlic.
• Brown for an additional 5 minutes.
• Drain.
• Stir in V8, Tomato Soup, Ketchup, Mustard and Brown Sugar.
• Season with pepper (and salt if desired) to taste.
• Bring to light simmer for 30 minutes uncovered.
• READY TO EAT.
• placing in refrigerator overnight and reheating tends to make the flavor "pop" a bit more.

NEAT SLOPPY JOES

Steps:

• Place ground beef in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook until evenly browned, stirring to crumble. I like to use a potato masher to even out the lumps. Add onion and celery, cover the pan, and cook until tender and transparent, about 5 minutes. Drain off any grease.
• Stir the tomato soup (undiluted), ketchup, vinegar, brown sugar and Worcestershire sauce into the beef mixture. Season with salt and garlic powder. Heat to a simmer over low heat, and cook until thoroughly heated, stirring frequently to prevent it from burning on the bottom.
• Spoon the hot beef mixture onto buns, which may be toasted first, and serve.