DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Sloppy joe
Also known as: Sloppy joe sandwich, on wheat bun, Sloppy joe sandwich, on white bun, Sloppy joe, no bun
Natasha Kravchuk’s selected Sloppy Joe cooks lean ground beef, onion, green bell pepper and garlic in an own tomato-and-condiment sauce, then serves the saucy filling in buttered, toasted hamburger buns.
About Sloppy joe
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Natasha Kravchuk presents Sloppy Joes as a loose-meat sandwich with a hearty tomato sauce. This account selects lean ground beef, green bell pepper and buttered, toasted hamburger buns.
Canned tomato sauce, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, prepared yellow mustard and brown sugar are combined in a bowl. The complete sauce is set aside while the beef and vegetables cook.
The beef browns in the selected extra-light olive oil and is seasoned with fine sea salt and black pepper. Onion and green bell pepper soften in the same pan before minced garlic is added.
That same prepared sauce joins the beef mixture and simmers uncovered until thickened. The source offers further seasoning, a splash of water if too thick, or a little apple cider vinegar if too sweet.
The bought buns are buttered and toasted in a skillet before the same saucy beef filling is spooned inside. The author places Sloppy Joes among her warm homemade sandwiches and describes sweet, savory and tangy flavor; alternate meats and extra side dishes remain separate choices.
Ingredients in Sloppy joe
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- Minced beefprotein
- Sandwich Bunbase
- Tomato saucesauce
- Tomato Ketchupsauce
- Onionseasoning
- Sugarsweetener
Ingredient connections awaiting review. Versions and preparation vary.
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- Natasha Kravchuk tomato-sauce Sloppy Joe sandwiches