Sloppy Joes

Snowpeas's Note:

My sister-in-law Marsha has been making these for years. She calls them bar-b-que, but I'm from the south, so I call them Sloppy Joes. Whatever you call them, the whole family will just yum them right up!

• Total Time: 35 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 12

Yield: 12.0 sandwic ...

• 3 lbs ground chuck
• 1 small onion
• 3 stalks celery
• 2 teaspoons salt (more or less to taste)
• 1 teaspoon pepper (more or less to taste)
• 1 cup ketchup
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 12 hamburger buns (or other roll)

Directions:

1. Dice the onion and celery.
2. Brown the ground chuck with the onion and celery.
3. Add salt and pepper to taste.
4. When ground beef is browned, drain off all grease.
5. Add the ketchup, brown sugar, vinegar and worcestershire sauce.
6. Cook together.
7. Serve on a bun and enjoy!

Reviews

[AZPARZYCH]

These were really good!! I cut the recipe down to make 4 sandwiches but made sauce for 8 (we like them sloppy and juicy!) Was so good and DH didn't even notice the celery (he hates it). These are much better than the canned version, I like that it was a little sweet rather than more of a tomato taste. Will make again!! Made for Spring 2009 PAC.

[Sydney Mike]

Funny, but I'm originally from about as far north in the USA as one can get, & we also called them Sloppy Joes! Anyway, I made just a 1/3 of the recipe, & I can still tell you: These Joes are much better than what you get out of a can! Very nice served on fresh whole wheat buns! Will certainly make these again! Thanks! [Tagged, made & reviewed for one of my adoptees in the current Pick-A-Chef]