As previously stated, Joey and I like to make Sloppy Joes since it’s kind of like Joey’s Patron Saint of Food. Bianca wanted to know the recipe, so I’m posting it here for any or all of you who may be interested in said recipe for Joey’s Patron Saint of Food.
Sloppy Joes
Adapted from America’s Test Kitchen Family Cookbook
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 medium onion, minced
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 tsp. chili powder
- ¾ lb ground beef chuck
- 1 tsp. brown sugar
- salt and pepper
- 1 cup tomato puree
- ½ cup ketchup
- ¼ cup water
- Tabasco
- 4 hamburger buns
Brown onion on medium-high skillet. Add garlic and chili powder, cook for 1 minute more. Add beef, brown sugar, 1/4 tsp salt and 1/8 tsp pepper. Reduce the heat to medium and cook until the meat is no longer pink, 4 minutes.
Heat oil in skillet over medium high heat until just shimmering. Add onion and cook until fragrant, browned and tender – about 5 minutes. Add garlic and chili powder, cook for 1 minute more. Add beef, brown sugar, 1/4 tsp salt and 1/8 tsp pepper. Reduce the heat to medium and cook until the meat is no longer pink, 4 minutes.
Stir in tomato puree, ketchup, water. Cook until slightly thickened, 5 minutes. Season with Tabasco and pepper to taste. Spoon 1/2 cup of meat mixture into each bun.
So, let’s walk through this again.
Step 1 – get recipe
Step 2 – heat oil in skillet over medium-high heat, add onion and cook until softened, delicious smelling, and browned
Step 3 – once browned, add garlic and chili powder. Cook 1 minute, or until fragrant.
When everything’s added and cooked, it should look like this. Next it’s time to add the beef!
Step 4 – add 3/4 lb of ground beef and cook until the beef is just barely pink. (And this picture is out of focus due to the massive amounts of steam coming off my skillet. Unavoidable.)
Step 5 – mix the tomato sauce, ketchup, water and brown sugar together. I prefer Muir Glen Organic Tomato Sauce for its bold, tomatoey flavor (and lack of that nasty aluminum can acid-bite.)
Step 6 – add the tomato mixture to the beef mixture (I know, looks like a murder scene) and cook for 5ish minutes, or until thickened. Add Tabasco sauce and salt and pepper to taste.
Step 7 – ENJOY!
You really need a knife and fork for these Sloppy Joes…they are really sloppy.
