Sloppy Joes
Homemade Sloppy Joes, from scratch, made with ground beef and pork breakfast sausage ~ like mom made growing up but even better.
Servings 8
Ingredients
- 1½ pounds lean ground beef (I like ground sirloin)
- 1 16-ounce package ground pork sausage, breakfast-style
- 1 small onion, chopped
- ½ green pepper, chopped
- 1 8-ounce can tomato sauce
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup catsup
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons yellow mustard
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- In a large pot, crumble ground beef and sausage, add chopped onion and green pepper. Turn heat on to medium high and brown well, breaking up meat with a wooden spoon, about 10 minutes. Drain grease well and return meat mixture to pot.
- Stir in remaining ingredients, bring to a boil and then turn down to low and cover pot. Simmer for 30 minutes, covered, stirring occasionally. Taste for salt.
- Serve on sesame seed hamburger buns, or better yet, toasted brioche buns. And potato chips.
Notes
For Sloppy Joe Macaroni Casserole:
Reserve 1½ cups sloppy joe mixture for another use (sandwiches!). Add 12 ounces cooked elbow macaroni to the pot and combine. Pour sloppy joe/mac mixture into 9" X 13" baking dish. Top with 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese and bake in 400º oven for 15 - 20 minutes, until cheese is melted and lightly browned and casserole is bubbly hot.