How To Make The Juciest Homemade Sloppy Joes
Learn how to make the classic American dish, homemade sloppy joes. This recipe is easy to follow and will yield a delicious and hearty sandwich.
Homemade sloppy joes are a classic American dish easily made at home. This recipe is a family favorite for a reason! Kids adore this meal! Almost everyone loves a good old-fashioned, juicy sloppy joe sandwich.
Sloppy joes are a type of sandwich that usually consists of ground beef (but can be made with ground turkey, chicken or "impossible" meat) and a tomato-based sauce. The meat is cooked in the sauce, making it very moist and flavorful.
Usually served on hamburger buns, sloppy joes can be messy to eat. But that's part of the fun!
They are also commonly known as joeys, grinders, or messy sandwiches.
Sloppy joes are one of the easiest, most delicious meals you can make with ground beef.
It's easy to customize this recipe based on your family's taste preferences. The ingredients are affordable and straightforward, and the result is delicious.
This is a great recipe to serve a crowd as it can be easily doubled or even tripled!
How to Make Homemade Sloppy Joes
Ingredients
Ground protein of choice - You can use this recipe with ground beef, bison, turkey, impossible meat or chicken.
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 onion diced
3 garlic cloves diced
1 green pepper diced
1 1/2 cups water
1/2 cup ketchup
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon Worcestershire
2 tablespoons brown sugar
Salt and pepper to taste as needed
Each pound of meat serves 4-5
Instructions
In a tablespoon of olive oil in a sauté pan over medium heat, start to brown protein. Be sure to break it up with a wooden spoon or your favorite tool.
As the protein cooks, add onion, garlic and green pepper and stir it occasionally with a wooden spoon.
Mix together ketchup, Dijon mustard, Worcestershire and brown sugar.