Grandma Larsons Sloppy Joes Recipes

GRANDMA LARSON'S SLOPPY JOES

Steps:

• In large pan, brown and drain beef.
• Add onion, green peppers and garlic.
• Saute 3 - 4 minutes.
• Add chili sauce, soup, mustard, worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, salt and pepper.
• Mix well. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer about 45 minutes to 1 hour. Stir occasionally.
• Can make ahead. Freezes well.

GRANDMA'S SLOPPY JOES

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat, combine the ground beef, onion, and green pepper. Cook until beef is browned, and drain off excess grease. Stir in the brown sugar, vinegar, ketchup and mustard, and season with cloves and salt. Simmer for 30 minutes on low. Serve on hamburger buns.

GRANDMA'S SLOPPY JOES FROM SCRATCH

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat, brown the ground beef- about 5 minutes & breaking it up as it cooks.
• Stir in the onions, and season the mixture with salt & pepper- to taste.
• Continue cooking the mixture, stirring occasionally, until the onions have softened and begun to caramelize- about another 5-7 minutes.
• Add the remaining ingredients to the skillet, stirring them in until evenly combined.
• Bring the sauce to a simmer, the reduce the heat to maintain a slow simmer. Cook the mixture like that for 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
• When the sloppy joe mix has thickened, remove the skillet from heat
• Scoop the filling onto fluffy buns, or on slices of toast and serve as sandwiches.

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.

GRANDMA'S SLOPPY JOES

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until the meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the ketchup, relish and brown sugar; mix well. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until heated through. Spoon onto buns.

GRANDMA'S BEST-EVER SLOPPY JOES

Steps:

• Brown hamburger and onion, drain. Combine brown sugar, vinegar, mustard, worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, tomato juice, ketchup and water--pour over browned hamburger. Bring to a boil, then simmer over medium low heat. While simmering, add small amounts of quick cooking oatmeal to hamburger mixture to thicken up sauce--sprinkle slowly in parts. Serve over buns.

GRANDMA'S SLOPPY JOES

Steps:

• In a skillet, saute the onion, green pepper and ground beef until beef is browned. Drain any liquid or grease off.
• Add brown sugar and chili sauce and mix well.
• Add tomato paste, then fill the can halfway with water (about 3 ounces) and stir into mixture.
• Simmer on low heat until hot and bubbly. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve on buns or homemade bread with your choice of condiments. We like to melt cheese on top!

GRANDMAS SLOPPY JOES

Steps:

• Brown hamburger and onion.
• Drain out grease.
• Add the rest of the ingredients and simmer 15-20 minutes with lid.