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Sloppy Joes
The best recipe for homemade sloppy joes ditches canned sauce for a meal that’s just as easy with a tangy-sweet tomato sauce that's adaptable to your tastes.
👥 4 Servings🔥 Cook: 20 min👤 Rick Martinez📖 bonappetit
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●pan
- ●skillet
- ●bowl
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Heat oil in a large skillet over high. Cook beef, breaking up with a spoon, until browned on all sides but not completely cooked through, 6–⏱️ 8 minutes. Transfer to a medium bowl with a slotted spoon, leaving as much fat in pan as possible.
ground beef (20% fat)1 pound
2
Reduce heat to medium and cook onion, bell pepper, and garlic, stirring, until tender but not browned, 6–⏱️ 8 minutes; season with salt and black pepper. Add chili powder, paprika, onion powder, and red pepper and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about ⏱️ 1 minute. Add stock, tomato purée, ketchup, Worcestershire, mustard, molasses, and beef along with any accumulated juices to pan. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring and scraping up any brown bits, until mixture is thick and saucy (like a ragú or Bolognese), 12–⏱️ 15 minutes; season with salt and pepper.
tomato purée1 cupground beef (20% fat)1 pound
3
Spoon beef mixture onto rolls. Serve with chips and pickle spears alongside. Do Ahead: Meat mixture can be made 3 days ahead. Cover and chill in an airtight container, or freeze for up to 3 months. Reheat before assembling. Editor’s note: This recipe was originally published in March 2017. Head this way for more easy ground beef recipes →
ground beef (20% fat)1 pound
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