Sloppy Franks Food

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.

SLOPPY BUFFALO JOES

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet with extra-virgin olive oil over medium-high heat. Add meat and break it up with wooden spoon, cook 5 to 6 minutes. Add in carrots, celery, onions and garlic, season with salt and freshly ground black pepper, cook 7 to 8 minutes more. In a bowl combine the vinegar, sugar, Worcestershire, hot sauce, tomato sauce and stock. Pour into the pan and stir to combine. Simmer a few minutes more. Pile sloppy Buffalo filling onto buns and top with blue cheese and chopped pickles.

SLOPPY FRANKS

Steps:

• Cover and microwave onion, green pepper,and margarine in 1-qt casserole on high (100%) until vegetables are tender, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Stir in barbecue sauce, catsup and franfurters.
• Cover and microwave on high (100%), 2 1/2 minutes, stir.
• Cover and microwave until mixture boils, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Spoon mixture onto buns on serving plate.
• Microwave uncovered on high, (100%) until buns are hot, 1 to 2 minutes.