Photo: Mom's Sloppy Joe Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/8 cup canola oil
- 8 ounces red onion, diced into 1/2-inch pieces
- 6 ounces red bell pepper, seeded and diced into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1/2 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
- 8 ounces ground beef
- 8 ounces ground Kurobuta (Berkshire) pork
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 3/4 cup tomato sauce
- 3 ounces tomato paste
- 1/8 cup red wine vinegar
- 1/8 cup dry red wine
- 1/8 cup Worcestershire sauce
- 1 1/2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
- 1/2 tablespoon paprika
- 1/2 tablespoon kosher salt
- 1/2 tablespoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
- Sesame burger buns, toasted, for serving
Directions
Over medium heat in a thick bottomed saucepan, combine the oil, red onions, bell peppers and jalapenos. Cook until softened. Add the ground beef and pork. Cook through, breaking the meat into small chunks as it browns. Add the garlic and cook for 5 minutes. Drain any excess fat as necessary. Add the tomato sauce, tomato paste, vinegar, wine, Worcestershire, sugar, paprika, salt, black pepper, cayenne, cumin and mustard. Reduce the heat and simmer until the sauce thickens, about 30 minutes.
Serve on toasted sesame buns.
Notes
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By Meechigan
on April 01, 2013
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Very flavorful, but I suspect too spicy for most people. The 1/2 jalapeno and 1/2 teaspoon of cayenne really gives it a kick. And this coming from someone who loves a good spicy dish. Cut back on the cayenne and go with some mild green chilies and my sense is it'll meet a broader range of tastes.
The brown sugar is absolutely essential ... really balances the other spice notes.
As I was eating this I kept thinking, "This would be *great* over pasta."
By stanfay
on March 08, 2013
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I used to love the school lunch sloppy joes(60's - haven't found a recipe that was as good - until now. This recipe ROCKS!!!!! Doubled the recipe for just my husband and I - there are leftovers, but only because of some will power. we both LOVED it!!
By daxybrown
Vancouver,BC
on February 25, 2013
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Awesome!! I just made this tonight for some friends we had over and it turned out amazing!!!! I doubled the recipe and had nothing left. Everyone had seconds... I wouldn't change a thing!
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