Americans - what is a sloppy Joe??

Question

I know its food of some sort, but what?

Answer 1

In the United States, a sloppy joe is a hot sandwich, typically composed of ground beef cooked in a skillet with highly seasoned tomato sauce or tomato paste and spread between two sides of a bun.

Answer 2

I only know it as a loose fitting jumper as I used to wear a 'sloppy Joe'. Interesting to see that it is a type of hamburger to the Americans, albeit still loose fitting - hence the word 'sloppy'. I wonder if such a term exists in other parts of the world. What would a 'sloppy Joe' be in China perhaps or in Russia maybe? No 'Joey' jokes from Australia please.

Answer 3

Ground hamburger cooked in a tomato-based Worcestershire sauce eaten between two buns. It's very good, you should try it. I had two Sloppy Joe's last night.

Answer 4

Here in America you can buy a can of Mamwich and mix it with ground beef and serve on hamburger buns. You can make your own with:
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, 1 turn of the pan
1 1/4 pounds ground beef sirloin
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons to 1 tablespoon steak seasoning blend, such as McCormick brand Montreal Seasoning
1 medium onion, chopped
1 small red bell pepper, chopped
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2 cups tomato sauce
2 tablespoons tomato paste

Answer 5

Cooked up ground hamburger (chopped in small pieces) mixed ina seasoned sauce (ketchup, mustard, relish... or a store bought mix) spooned in between a hamburger bun. It's a sloppy thing to try and eat, but it's delicious!

Answer 6

sloppy joe is a hot sandwich, typically composed of ground beef cooked in a skillet with highly seasoned tomato sauce or tomato paste and spread between two sides of a bun. Commercially made sauces, such as Manwich, are also available. Textured vegetable protein may be used as a vegan or vegetarian substitute for the meat. Sloppy joes are simpler version of a barbeque sandwich which uses shredded beef or pork and barbecue sauce. A sloppy joe that is made from ground turkey instead of ground beef is also known as a sloppy tom.

The term "sloppy" comes from the fact that eating it as if it were a normal sandwich often results in the meat and sauce spilling out. It may also be served "open face", with the bun halves or slices of bread next to each other and the meat on top of each. A sloppy joe served with no bun at all is known as a saucy beefeater.

According to the "In Mama’s Kitchen" website,

"[R]esearch at the Carnegie Library suggests that the Sloppy Joe began in a Sioux City, Iowa, cafe as a "loose meat sandwich" in 1930, the creation of a cook named Joe..." [1]

In the Midwest, particularly in the state of Iowa, a variant known as the loosemeat sandwich, or a Maid-Rite is found. This version of the sandwich is made with only seasoned ground beef, and does not include a tomato-based sauce.

Sloppy joes are also referred to as wimpies in parts of the Northeast USA, especially northeastern Pennsylvania, and as "yip yips" in parts of southwestern Illinois near St. Louis.

Variations on the term

In parts of New Jersey, sloppy joe refers to a completely different type of sandwich. There are a handful of variations depending on the deli, but it will always include some sort of deli meat (turkey, ham, roast beef, or sliced cow tongue), Swiss cheese, cole slaw, and Russian dressing on rye bread. Legend has it, the sandwich was named after "Sloppy Joe's Bar" in Havana, Cuba. This is where Robert Sweeney, the mayor of Maplewood, first discovered a similar sandwich in 1934 and created a new version which found its way onto the menu at the "Town Hall Deli" in South Orange.

The version at the Towne Deli across from the New Providence train station historically was prepared sans corn beef or pastrami, as was the version at the Hill City Deli in Summit.

During the 1950s, the term was used to refer to a popular pullover sweater style. They were usually oversized and worn over unironed trousers (usually black), with the sleeves pushed up. It was a popular teenage fashion for boys and girls. This meaning is still used in parts of Australia, though it has come to identify any pullover sweater, for either sex.

Variations on the recipe

A 'feminine' counterpart named Sloppy Jane sandwich consists of hot dog sausage, baked beans, mustard, minced onion, chili sauce, packed into hot dog buns[2].

A restaurant named Fred 62 in Los Feliz district use a lot of joke names for regular dishes, among them include 'sloppy G.I. Joe'

Answer 7

You fry 1 pound of ground beef and drain the grease off of it. Then you add a third cup of ketchup and 3 tablesoons of mustard and salt and pepper to taste. Cook for 5 minutes. Serve on hamburger buns. The sauce also comes in cans and you add the cooked beef. Best of luck to you!

Answer 8

fry ground beef, draine excess fat off(with colonder) add either a can of sloppu joe mix, or tomatoe sauce, organo,onions a bit of green peppers, or buy a packet of sloppy joe seasonings by mccormic in the spice isle in the store. good eattin, warm buns and add cheese. good with a side dish of mac and cheese

Answer 9

Generally it's ground beef cooked loosley and to it added a tomato based sauce that is a bit sweet and a bit savory like a BBQ sauce.. It is served on hamburger buns and can get a bit messy.

Answer 10

Cooked scrambled up hamburger, with a tomato based sauce, served on a roll.