Best Spensers Sloppy Joes Recipes

Spenser's Sloppy Joes image

Provided by mightyro_cooking4u

Time 35m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 chopped green bell pepper
1 chopped red bell pepper
2 chopped garlic cloves
salt
black pepper, freshly grounded
2 lbs lean ground beef
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
3 tablespoons tomato paste
1 cup barbecue sauce (Neeley's used their own)
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon hot sauce (recommended ( Tabasco)
4 hamburger buns, split
barbecue sauce, for topping

Steps:

Heat oil in a large skillet with straight sides. Add the bell peppers and garlic. Saute until tender, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
Add the ground beef to the vegetables. Stir and cook about 8 minutes, until the meat is no longer pink and fully cooked.
Add tomato sauce, tomato paste, barbecue sauce, Worcestershire, and hot sauce into the skillet. Stir. Simmer until thickened, about 10 minutes.
Serve on buns with extra sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 643.1, Fat 29.4, SaturatedFat 10.3, Cholesterol 147.4, Sodium 1334, Carbohydrate 40.3, Fiber 4.2, Sugar 11.4, Protein 52.5

The Best Sloppy Joes image

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories main-dish

Time 30m

Yield 4 to 6 sandwiches

Number Of Ingredients 15

2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 medium onion, diced
1 green bell pepper, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
1 pound lean ground beef
12 ounces (1 1/3 cup) tomato sauce
3/4 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon yellow mustard
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon paprika
Pinch of cayenne pepper
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
6 hamburger buns, toasted

Steps:

Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onions and peppers and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and starting to caramelize in some spots, 6 to 7 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in the beef and cook, breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon or spatula, until it is browned, no longer pink in the middle and cooked through, 7 to 8 minutes.
Stir in the tomato sauce, ketchup, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, red wine vinegar, paprika, cayenne pepper, 1 teaspoon salt and a generous amount of black pepper and simmer, stirring occasionally, until thickened and heated through, 5 to 6 minutes. Spoon the meat onto the toasted buns.