Sloppy Joes!

[cybrslydr]

One of my favorite recipes!

The recipe has you making some sort of BBQ-like sauce and a beer, neither of which I liked.

First time I made it, used the Weber green bottle bbq sauce (very good). Second time was some Stubbs red. Third, and favorite so far, was Lillie Q's Smoky Hot. Fourth was Lillie Qs Carolina.

I've used both smoked cheddar (best) and regular cheddar cheeses in it. Peppered bacon also works really well with it. Last two times I've added mushrooms to the jalapeno and onion sautee and I like it.

Brioche buns work great as do Kaiser rolls. Toast em up and they are wonderful.

 

[Central PA Cowboy]

Saw you’re from Wyoming. Def. knew you weren’t from Amish Country with that recipe. The sloppy joes here consist of onions, ketchup, mustard, brown sugar, and some other things. Cool to see how they are made in other parts of our great country.

 

[cybrslydr]

Saw you’re from Wyoming. Def. knew you weren’t from Amish Country with that recipe. The sloppy joes here consist of onions, ketchup, mustard, brown sugar, and some other things. Cool to see how they are made in other parts of our great country.

Actually, I'm from Ohio. :D. Near Marietta.

I moved here in June for a job with the Forest Service.

The recipe is one I found online- I hate mustard, so that is one ingredient I always avoid. Not a big fan of Worchestershire sauce either, and sauces heavy on vinegar are not my favorite either.

 

[Fueling Around]

Looks great with the mushrooms and bacon. Never tried that mix.
I like a tangy sweet and sour sloppy joe so lots of ACV.

Central PA Cowboy I've noticed the same with recipes (more than sloppy joes) that vary greatly by region. Then we add personal taste.

cybrslydr Getting away from mustard, Worcestershire, and vinegar is tough in commercial sauces.

I was gifted a bottle of Lillie's Q Ivory (thanks WisconsinCampChef ) in the Christmas exchange. It may be your goal to reduce your dislikes.
Problem is the mayonnaise base will dilute the red tomato color base

 

[cybrslydr]

cybrslydr Getting away from mustard, Worcestershire, and vinegar is tough in commercial sauces.

I was gifted a bottle of Lillie's Q Ivory (thanks WisconsinCampChef ) in the Christmas exchange. It may be your goal to reduce your dislikes.
Problem is the mayonnaise base will dilute the red tomato color base

I was thinking of getting a bottle of that and try something else. Try it and see how it tastes.

 

[BrianGSDTexoma]

Nice. Sloppy Joe one of my favorites.

 

[Steve H]

Interesting, and very tasty looking. I never done scratch made sloppy Joes. I've always used the stuff in a can and added burger to it. And hit it with some hot sauce. I like them zesty.

 

[zwiller]

I'll have to try them with BBQ sauce once. I am from a family that made them "amish style" and bland but wife converted me to Manwich. I've tried lots of mods but none seem to really take it where I want. Kinda funny timing... A good friend of the family makes SJ for Christmas but they are called "wimpies" at their house. It's a big deal for them. Too sweet for me as a sandwich but is killer on hot dogs.

Not a fan of Wors sauce at all. I think it is the tamarind. Most often it is used to add umami so a good sub for it is Accent/msg. I also do not use vinegar in my sauces and much prefer lemon juice. Love mustard but hardly ever use the yellow stuff. Almost always Gluden's spicy brown. Mustard is made with lots of vinegar so maybe try using mustard powder. Nothing like the condiment and quite tasty. Killer on beef.

 

[SmokinAl]

Your sloppy joe’s look delicious, your recipe is quite unique & I will give it a try!
Al

 

[cybrslydr]

Here's the link to the recipe I use - https://dinnerthendessert.com/bacon-beer-cheese-sloppy-joes/

 

[Fueling Around]

I finished off my sj tonight for supper. (Wife and daughter had an Asian inspired stir fry that I don't like due to the cabbage.)
I used my typical tomato sauce and paste with lots of ACV in onion, green pepper, and garlic flavored ground beef. Change was using Monk Fruit and Erythritol to sweeten so 0 added sugars.
If I want cheese, I add to the sandwich not the pot. Left overs taste much better with added fresh cheese.
Cooked cheese tends to break on first cook and subsequent left over reheat.
A splash of mustard to balance the tomato a toss of grated cheese for a great meal.

 

[whistlepig]

In the winter I like to make a big pot of sloppy joe's and freeze for later. I've never seen that much stuff in a sloppy joe. And it look's great!!

 

[cybrslydr]

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Woke up to this and figured it was a good day for some sloppy joes. :D

Doing a few things differently this time, we'll see how it works out.













Fried up the bacon, removed it and then added in 4 jalapenos, 1 poblano, and half a yellow onion to sautee with about 1tbsp of minced garlic.



Pulled the sauteed bits off and put the beef in. Normally I'd go with an 80/20, but 90/10 was all they had. :(



After that, I poured in one cup of beef bone broth and the whole bottle of Lillie Q's Hot Smoky sauce (my favorite). As a little experiment, I also added in 1 tbsp of ground Chipotle Pepper powder.







Now I've lowered the heat a bit and am currently awaiting it's reduction so I can put in the bacon, peppers, onion, and garlic. Let it simmer with that for a bit and reduce further, then pop in the cheese. Toast up a bun or two and I'm ready for dinner!



EDIT: Just put in the bacon and sauteed bits - reduced heat a little more and we'll let them all mingle together and get to know one another. :D



EDIT 2: Just put the cheese in and toasting the bun - I think adding the Chipotle powder or garlic gave it a sweetness I'd not noticed the last time. Might be the poblano too - not sure what flavor it adds.





And plenty left over for meals for the next two weeks. :D

 

[Steve H]

I need to find that bbq sauce. This looks fantastic! Like I said. I never made a sloppy joe sauce. But this is gonna change.

 

[cybrslydr]

I need to find that bbq sauce. This looks fantastic! Like I said. I never made a sloppy joe sauce. But this is gonna change.

I'd never heard of it until I moved out west. Odd, since it's from Chicago. lol

I get mine at Safeway.

 

[Steve H]

I'd never heard of it until I moved out west. Odd, since it's from Chicago. lol

I get mine at Safeway.

Safeway. haven't heard of that store in many years.

 

[cybrslydr]

Safeway. haven't heard of that store in many years.

I'd never heard of Safeway until I moved out west either. LOL

Get west of the Mississippi and lots of things change. For instance, no Speedways out west. That sucked as my VA back in Marietta gave me $150 in gas cards to help get me out to Wyoming for my job, but I only used maybe $50 of it as there weren't any Speedways after Chicago!

I thought my GPS had one in Kansas, but turns out it was an actual speedway for racing. Was a bit disappointed when I pulled up and found that out. LOL

 

[Fueling Around]

Thank you for your service.

Sloppy Joe is a personal and regional influenced recipe.
I'm thinking the best way to get a smoke flavor. Probably put the skillet on the kettle to brown out the meat.

After living in many states and traveling as well, I can name many grocer and C-store chains that are regional.
I see Speedway in central Florida as well as WaWa.

20 years ago, I lived in Seattle (area) and Safeway was the largest. I miss the fryers they always stocked.
Uh, fryers is rabbit.

 

[1MoreFord]

I recently ran across the Lillies brand sauces at Kroger. I have the Smokey and Hot Smokey with plans to try others when I can get them. I particularly want the Carolina and ENC versions along with their Hot Sauce.

 

[cybrslydr]

I recently ran across the Lillies brand sauces at Kroger. I have the Smokey and Hot Smokey with plans to try others when I can get them. I particularly want the Carolina and ENC versions along with their Hot Sauce.

Personally, I didn't like the Carolina one (ENC I think). Too much vinegar, and the other has mustard in it.