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.

NOT SO SLOPPY JOES

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil for one minute and then sauté the onion, celery, pepper and oregano for 4 minutes or until soft.
• Crumble in the ground beef, breaking it up with a spoon. Cook until meat is brown.
• Stir in the remaining ingredients through the black pepper and cook for 6 minutes. Add Tabasco, if using, and cooked until bubbling and heated through.
• Spoon over toasted rolls and serve.

CHEF JOHN'S SLOPPY JOES

Steps:

• Combine the ground beef and onion in a cold skillet, place the skillet onto a stove burner, and turn the heat to medium; cook and stir until the beef is crumbly and browned. Stir the garlic and bell pepper into the beef mixture; continue cooking and stirring until the vegetables are tender, 2 to 3 more minutes. Add 1 cup of water. Mix in ketchup, brown sugar, Dijon mustard, Worcestershire, salt, and pepper. Pour in 1 more cup of water. Bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low and cook until the mixture becomes very thick, 30 to 45 minutes. Adjust salt and pepper as needed. Season with cayenne.