If you got this recipe way back from this blog bare with me. I need to re-post a few recipes since the revamp of The Mixing Bowl page. Plus I made these last night & am always so happy how easy they are & how much everyone loves them. I finish off my Sloppy Joes with a butter toasted bun & some cheese. My hubby likes to add pickles. You can really get creative with toppings to make them more fun.
If Sloppy Joes have a bad name in your life try this from scratch recipe. They're nothing like the hot lunch ones you had in grade school. And they please young & old, male & female, cosmopolitan & redneck alike. They also make a great finger food for a get together or child's party if you make them as sliders on rolls or mini hamburger buns. Here's the word on the street...
Ingredients
2 Tablespoons Butter
2 pounds ground beef/elk/deer
1/2 onion diced
1/2 green bell pepper diced
3 garlic cloves minced
1 1/2 cups ketchup
1 8oz can tomato sauce
1 cup water
2 tablespoons brown sugar
3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon mustard
1 teaspoon paprika
salt to taste
2 teaspoons hot sauce or chili powder (optional)
Directions
In large skillet cook ground beef until brown. Remove from skillet & drain fat. Add butter, onions, green peppers & garlic to the skillet and cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Add ketchup, tomato sauce, water, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, hot sauce, & paprika. Stir to combine and simmer for 15 minutes, adding salt to taste. Serve on butter toasted hamburger buns, top with cheese or pickles if you like.
