{"id":4165,"date":"2021-09-20T03:00:53","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T08:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesteadycook.com\/?p=4165"},"modified":"2021-12-31T11:16:46","modified_gmt":"2021-12-31T16:16:46","slug":"sloppy-joes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesteadycook.com\/?p=4165","title":{"rendered":"Sloppy Joes"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I think of comfort food, I think of a hearty, stick to your ribs, family-friendly meal that reminds me of my childhood.\u00a0 For me, Sloppy Joes are that meal and the most comforting of comfort foods. As a kid, my mom would make huge batches of Sloppy Joes for me and my friends. They were meaty (usually made from venison), tangy yet sweet, and really good! I\u2019d devour multiple sandwiches in one sitting without thinking twice. I absolutely loved them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Now that I live in the Pacific Northwest, I don\u2019t eat venison too often. The mule deer that you find out here aren\u2019t the same as those corn-fed white tails from Wisconsin. So, I tend to use beef instead. Other than that, they\u2019re essentially the same my mom’s.\u00a0 Rich, tangy, hot and messy\u2026what\u2019s not to like there?!<\/span><\/p>\n

To make these sandwiches, start by finely chopping \u00bd green bell pepper, \u00bd of a sweet onion, 3 cloves of garlic and \u00bd a jalapeno that has been deseeded.\u00a0 Heat up 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a Dutch oven or large thick-bottomed stock pot.\u00a0 Add the vegetables, except for the garlic to the hot oil and saut\u00e9 over medium heat for 5 minutes.\u00a0 Add the garlic and cook for one minute longer. Next, add the hamburger and brown.\u00a0 Remove any excess fat with a spoon or ladle. Add one cup of ketchup, 1\u00bd tablespoons of apple cider vinegar, 1 teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce, \u00bd tablespoon of Dijon mustard, 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of brown sugar, 1 teaspoon of smoked paprika, \u00bc teaspoon of pepper, 1 tablespoon of tomato paste and \u00bd cup of water.\u00a0 Stir the ingredients together until well incorporated.\u00a0 Cover the pot and simmer gently for 2\u00bd\u00a0 hours until thick and rich.\u00a0 Stir occasionally.\u00a0 In the last 30 minutes of cooking, remove the lid and simmer uncovered.\u00a0 This will allow the Sloppy Joes to thicken.\u00a0 Spoon generous portions of Sloppy Joe over hamburger buns and dive in (elbows out!).<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sloppy Joes<\/h2>\n
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Prep Time<\/span>10 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div>
Cook Time<\/span>2 hours<\/span><\/span> hrs<\/span> 30 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div>
Total Time<\/span>2 hours<\/span><\/span> hrs<\/span> 40 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
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Course: <\/span>Main Course<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
Servings: <\/span>4<\/span> servings<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

Ingredients<\/h3>
  • 2<\/span> tbsp<\/span> olive oil<\/span><\/li>
  • \u00bd<\/span> green bell pepper, finely chopped<\/span><\/li>
  • \u00bd<\/span> sweet onion, finely chopped<\/span><\/li>
  • \u00bd<\/span> jalapeno, deseeded and finely chopped<\/span><\/li>
  • 3<\/span> cloves garlic, minced<\/span><\/li>
  • 1<\/span> lb<\/span> ground beef<\/span><\/li>
  • 1<\/span> cup<\/span> ketchup<\/span><\/li>
  • 1<\/span> tbsp<\/span> apple cider vinegar<\/span><\/li>
  • 1<\/span> tsp<\/span> Worcestershire sauce<\/span><\/li>
  • \u00bd<\/span> tbsp<\/span> Dijon mustard<\/span><\/li>
  • 1<\/span> tbsp<\/span> soy sauce<\/span><\/li>
  • 1<\/span> tbsp<\/span> brown sugar<\/span><\/li>
  • 1<\/span> tsp<\/span> smoked paprika<\/span><\/li>
  • \u00bc<\/span> tsp<\/span> black pepper<\/span><\/li>
  • 1<\/span> tbsp<\/span> tomato paste<\/span><\/li>
  • \u00bd<\/span> cup <\/span> water<\/span><\/li>
  • 4<\/span> hamburger buns<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n

    Instructions<\/h3>
    • Heat up 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a thick-bottomed stock pot and Dutch oven.<\/span><\/div><\/li>
    • Add chopped onion, jalapeno and bell pepper to the pot and saut\u00e9 for 5 minutes. Add the minced garlic and saut\u00e9 for one minute longer. <\/span><\/div><\/li>
    • Add the ground beef to the pot and brown. Remove any excess grease from the pot and a spoon of ladle and discard. <\/span><\/div><\/li>
    • Add the remaining ingredients to the pot, stir, cover and gently simmer over low to medium-low heat for 2\u00bd hours. Stir occasionally. <\/span><\/div><\/li>
    • During the last 30 minutes of cooking, remove the lid from the pot and simmer the Sloppy Joe mixture uncovered to thicken. <\/span><\/div><\/li>
    • Spoon the Sloppy Joe mixture over hamburger buns and devour. <\/span><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n
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      When I think of comfort food, I think of a hearty, stick to your ribs, family-friendly meal that reminds me of my childhood.\u00a0 For me, Sloppy Joes are that meal and the most comforting of comfort foods. As a kid, my mom would make huge batches of Sloppy Joes for me and my friends. They […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4158,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[1538,1529,1210,252,747,1539],"class_list":["post-4165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-main","tag-braised-meat","tag-comfort-food","tag-dutch-oven","tag-easy","tag-kid-friendly","tag-sunday-meal"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesteadycook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesteadycook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesteadycook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesteadycook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesteadycook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4165"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/thesteadycook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4165\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4170,"href":"https:\/\/thesteadycook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4165\/revisions\/4170"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesteadycook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesteadycook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesteadycook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesteadycook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}