Ready For A Tried And True Tasty Classic? You’ll Love Our Classic Sloppy Joe Recipe!
Serves 4
Ingredients
1 LB 85% ground beef
2 T Water, divided
½ t + 1/8 t baking soda
2 t beef tallow
½ t + 1/8 t salt
½ onion, chopped fine
2 garlic cloves minced
2 t brown sugar, packed
2 t paprika
¼ t red pepper flakes
¼ C tomato paste
1/3 C ketchup
1 T red wine vinegar, plus extra for seasoning
1 T Worcestershire sauce
½ t cornstarch
4 burger buns
Directions
Combine 1 T water and ½ t baking soda in a small bowl. In large bowl, toss beef with
baking soda mixture and ½ t salt until thoroughly combined. Set aside.
Heat fat in 12” skillet over medium heat until hot. Add onion and remaining 1/8 t baking
soda and stir to coat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened, 3-4 minutes.
Add garlic & cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in sugar,
paprika, pepper flakes, and remaining 1/8 t salt and cook, stirring constantly, until
paprika is fragrant, for about a minute. Add tomato paste and cook, stirring constantly,
until paste is rust-colored, 3-4 minutes.
Add beef and cook, breaking up meat with wooden spoon, until beef is no linger pink,
about 5 minutes. Mash beef with potato masher until fin-textured, for about a minute.
Add ketchup, vinegar, and Worcestershire and stir to combine, scraping up any
browned bits.
Combine cornstarch and remaining 1 T water in small bowl, then pour cornstarch
mixture over beef and stir to incorporate. Cook, stirring constantly, until sauce thickens
and costs beef, for about 1 minute. Season with salt, extra sugar, and extra vinegar to
taste. Spoon beef mixture onto buns and serve.
Adapted from Cooks