Grandma's Sloppy Joes

8 Servings
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Quick and easy to make, and delicious too! These were a family tradition, when we were growing up. My maternal grandmother made them for almost every family gathering. She had to satisfy the picky and varied taste of many grandchildren, nieces and nephews, as well as her own young children. So, to satisfy everyone's taste, her sloppy joe recipe contains no green bell pepper, no onion and no celery. It was, and still is, a hit with all the kids.

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Grandma's Sloppy Joes Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil	2 tablespoon cider vinegar
2 pounds lean ground beef (I use ground round or sirloin)	2 tablespoon brown sugar
1 can (10 3/4 oz) tomato soup	1 tablespoon prepared yellow mustard
1/2 cup ketchup	Salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste
2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

Instructions for Grandma's Sloppy Joes

Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add oil and meat to the pan. Spread the meat around the pan and break it up with a wooden spoon. Cook until meat is still just slightly pink (not browned), about 3 minutes. Add the tomato soup (undiluted), ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, vinegar, brown sugar, and mustard; stirring until well combined. Season with salt and pepper. Reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered, stirring frequently, until sauce is thickened, about 8 to 10 minutes. Adjust seasonings. Spoon meat mixture onto hamburger buns, buttered and toasted or plain, and serve.

Makes 8 to 10 servings.

Main Ingredient: Ground BeefCuisine: American

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Black pepper

Brown Sugar

Cider Vinegar

Ground Beef

Ketchup

Mustard

Olive Oil

Tomato

Worcestershire sauce

Kid Friendly Saute Sandwich olive oil ground beef tomato soup ketchup cider vinegar brown sugar mustard Salt Main Dish Ground Beef American Worcestershire sauce beef

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I made these today and they are the best. No more Manwich in my house. LOL

depm5
on May 16 2008 5:27PM

Be careful not to cook the ground meat beyond pink; if you let it brown it will end up dry and crumbly. The meat will finish cooking once the liquid ingredients are added. [I posted this recipe.]