The Art of Making Sloppy Joes: A Recipe to Die For

I just love sloppy joes and I basically grew up on them, but the problem was they always came from ingredients in a pouch or a can and I just hated that. So, I decided to make up my own and do it my way, and they came out absolutely delicious. In this article, we will go through the steps of making these mouth-watering sloppy joes.

To start with, we need to add about a tablespoon of oil to the bottom of a pan over medium-high heat. Once the oil is hot, we will add half a chopped onion. Now, I'm using white onions but you can use yellow or red onions; however, I opted for green bell pepper instead of red because it's the traditional route. We'll just stir and fry these until the onion becomes translucent and the bell pepper is soft.

As the cooking begins, the aroma of onion fills the air, which I find invigorating. It's like cooking has started! Now that the onions are cooked, we can proceed to add about a pound of 80/20 ground beef to the pan. We'll use our handy dandy spoon and break it down a little bit to create a uniform texture. Then, we will stir and fry this mixture for about four minutes until it reaches the pinkish side.

To prevent those nasty garlic bits from getting into our sloppy joes, we will add three cloves of fresh chopped garlic to the pan. We'll stir and sauté this until the wonderful smell of garlic fills the air. As I mentioned earlier, there's nothing quite like that aroma! Now, let's proceed with adding two or three tablespoons of tomato paste because if we want our sauce to have a little bit of body, this is my all-time secret.

I must admit, I've never seen this done in sloppy joes before, but it makes all the difference. We will also add two tablespoons of Old West Hickory Barbecue Sauce, which I find makes everything so good. Let's give everything a stir around to combine these flavors beautifully. Now that we have our sauce base, let's move on to adding some additional ingredients.

First, we'll add a tablespoon of brown sugar; however, you can use less if you prefer. A couple of tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce will provide that tardy tanginess I love so much. Next, we'll add half a cup of ketchup using French's brand but feel free to use whatever brand you like. We also have the option to add a teaspoon of Dijon mustard, which is absolutely optional but adds a nice flavor.

We'll then sprinkle about a teaspoon of salt and another teaspoon or two of fresh ground black pepper over our sloppy joes. Feel free to adjust the amount to your liking; however, I prefer a bit more heat, so I'll add half a teaspoon of pepper flakes. Finally, we'll finish off with half a cup of beef broth to create that perfect texture.

Now that all the ingredients are combined, let's give everything a stir and kind of flip-flop until those flavors blend together beautifully. Once we've reached that point, we can bring this mixture to a boil and let it simmer away until you get that perfect sloppy joe texture - whether it be really sloppy, not so sloppy, or somewhere in between.

Now that our sloppy joes are cooked, it's time to assemble the sandwich. We'll throw some buns on a grill (not just any bun, but a chapata roll) and give them a bit of soft melted butter onto a plate. Then, we'll spoon a heaping whack of that ever-so-delicious sloppy joe mixture over the top. And let me tell you; this is when it all comes together.

When you take a bite into this sloppy joe sandwich, you get that perfect balance of seasoning and flavor from the hickory sauce, as well as the tanginess from the Worcestershire sauce. The texture is just right - not too sloppy or not too firm. It's like a symphony of flavors in your mouth! I truly believe this recipe makes the best sloppy joes I've ever had, so if you're looking for something new to try, look no further.

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"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: ensloppy joes I just love them and I basically grew up on them but the problem was they always came from ingredients in a pouch or a can and I just hated that so I decided to make up my own and do it my way and they came out absolutely delicious so let me show you how to do this so we're gonna start by adding about a tablespoon of oil to the bottom of a pan over medium-high heat followed by half a chopped onion now I'm using white but you can use yellow or red and half a green bell pepper now I was going to use red but I decided to go the traditional route and use green so we are just going to stir and Fry these until that onion becomes a little bit translucent and that bell pepper on the soft side I don't know about you but I know cooking has begun with that Aroma of onion fills the air next up in with about a pound of 80 20 ground beef of course we'll use our handy dandy spoon and break this down a little bit then we shall just stir and Fry this for about four minutes so it's not so much on the pinkish side in with three cloves of fresh chopped garlic to keep those nasty ones away and I mean the count of course stir and saute this until that wonderful smell of garlic fills the air there is nothing much in that Aroma next up in with two or three tablespoons of tomato paste because if we want our sauce to have a little bit of body then my all-time secret and I have never seen this done in sloppy joes before two tablespoons of Old West Hickory Barbecue Sauce oh my goodness that makes it so good give everything a stir around now you could have added all the ingredients this time but I just wanted to get this shot to show you that beautiful color from the tomato paste in the barbecue sauce doesn't this look absolutely gorgeous guys I mean this is going to be the Supreme sloppy joe sandwich okay and now in with a tablespoon of brown sugar you can use less if you like a couple of tablespoons of the Worcestershire sauce is for that tardy tanginess I just love this stuff half a cup of ketchup I use French's but you know I'm totally your call a teaspoon of Dijon mustard absolutely optional but so good a hit of salt about a teaspoon another teaspoon or two of fresh ground black pepper again something totally optional but I just like the heat about half a teaspoon of pepper flakes and last but not least half a cup of beef broth now I saw somebody use beer once and that would work too now we'll give everything a stir and kind of a flip-flop until those flavors blend together so beautifully and we'll just bring this to a boil and let it simmer away until you get that sloppy joe texture you want whether it be really sloppy not so sloppy or not sloppy at all this next part goes without saying throw your buns on a grill well not your buns but a bun I'm using a chapata Rolls here but you can use regular old hamburger buns too of course give them a bit of soft melted butter onto a plate then spoon a heaping whack of that ever so delicious sloppy joe mixture over oh my goodness doesn't this look incredible guys and it smells intoxicating of course pop the top on and when you bite into this let me kind of describe what happens here you get that seasoning you get that that absolute deliciousness of the hickory sauce the sauce itself oh my goodness it is so so good not to mention the Heat and oh this has to be the best sloppy Joe I think in the whole wide world yeah if not the universe simply a must try and as always if you are hungry for more subscribesloppy joes I just love them and I basically grew up on them but the problem was they always came from ingredients in a pouch or a can and I just hated that so I decided to make up my own and do it my way and they came out absolutely delicious so let me show you how to do this so we're gonna start by adding about a tablespoon of oil to the bottom of a pan over medium-high heat followed by half a chopped onion now I'm using white but you can use yellow or red and half a green bell pepper now I was going to use red but I decided to go the traditional route and use green so we are just going to stir and Fry these until that onion becomes a little bit translucent and that bell pepper on the soft side I don't know about you but I know cooking has begun with that Aroma of onion fills the air next up in with about a pound of 80 20 ground beef of course we'll use our handy dandy spoon and break this down a little bit then we shall just stir and Fry this for about four minutes so it's not so much on the pinkish side in with three cloves of fresh chopped garlic to keep those nasty ones away and I mean the count of course stir and saute this until that wonderful smell of garlic fills the air there is nothing much in that Aroma next up in with two or three tablespoons of tomato paste because if we want our sauce to have a little bit of body then my all-time secret and I have never seen this done in sloppy joes before two tablespoons of Old West Hickory Barbecue Sauce oh my goodness that makes it so good give everything a stir around now you could have added all the ingredients this time but I just wanted to get this shot to show you that beautiful color from the tomato paste in the barbecue sauce doesn't this look absolutely gorgeous guys I mean this is going to be the Supreme sloppy joe sandwich okay and now in with a tablespoon of brown sugar you can use less if you like a couple of tablespoons of the Worcestershire sauce is for that tardy tanginess I just love this stuff half a cup of ketchup I use French's but you know I'm totally your call a teaspoon of Dijon mustard absolutely optional but so good a hit of salt about a teaspoon another teaspoon or two of fresh ground black pepper again something totally optional but I just like the heat about half a teaspoon of pepper flakes and last but not least half a cup of beef broth now I saw somebody use beer once and that would work too now we'll give everything a stir and kind of a flip-flop until those flavors blend together so beautifully and we'll just bring this to a boil and let it simmer away until you get that sloppy joe texture you want whether it be really sloppy not so sloppy or not sloppy at all this next part goes without saying throw your buns on a grill well not your buns but a bun I'm using a chapata Rolls here but you can use regular old hamburger buns too of course give them a bit of soft melted butter onto a plate then spoon a heaping whack of that ever so delicious sloppy joe mixture over oh my goodness doesn't this look incredible guys and it smells intoxicating of course pop the top on and when you bite into this let me kind of describe what happens here you get that seasoning you get that that absolute deliciousness of the hickory sauce the sauce itself oh my goodness it is so so good not to mention the Heat and oh this has to be the best sloppy Joe I think in the whole wide world yeah if not the universe simply a must try and as always if you are hungry for more subscribe\n"