What's a sloppy joe?

Question

Read a few answers suggesting people make this for their kids - what is it? How do you make them? (yeah, I'm an Aussie).

Answer 1

A Sloppy Joe is an old time American hot sandwich favorite. It dates in print to 1935. There is probably no Joe after whom it is named--but its rather messy appearance and tendency to drip off plate or roll makes "sloppy" an adequate description, and "Joe" is an American name of proletarian character and unassailable genuineness. It's basically mince beef browned and combined in a thick and spicy tomato sauce. (some put onions in as well) and served on a hamburger roll. If they sell Manwich in Oz, that's a Sloppy Joe. for a recipe, http://www.dianaskitchen.com/page/recipes03/0910_sloppyjoe.htmtry

Answer 2

Old Fashioned Sloppy Joe

1 1/2-2 lbs ground chuck
1/2 cup fine chopped yellow onions
1/2 cup fine chopped green peppers
3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
1 tablespoon dried mustard
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 (26 ounce) bottle catsup
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
8-10 hamburger buns

Brown the ground chuck and onion in a large deep skillet.
Drain the grease from the skillet as well as possible.
Add the green pepper to the meat and onion and continue cooking until the green pepper is soft.
Add all the remaining ingredients and simmer for 30 minutes.
Serve on buns.

Answer 3

Ground beef cooked in a way similar to chili, on a hamburger bun. Fun, sloppy to eat.
1 tablespoon instant minced onion
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon instant minced garlic
1/4 teaspoon celery seeds
1 teaspoon green chili pepper flakes
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
1/4 teaspoon chili powder


Combine all ingredients in a small bowl until well blended.
Spoon mixture onto a 6-inch square of aluminum foil and fold to make airtight.
Label as Sloppy Joe Seasoning Mix.
Store in a cool, dry place and use within 6 months.
Makes 1 package (about 3 T) of mix.
Sloppy Joes: Brown 1 lb lean ground beef in a medium skillet over medium-high heat.
Drain excess grease.
Add seasoning mix, 1/2 cup water, 1 (8 oz) can of tomato sauce and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Serve over toasted hamburger buns.

Answer 4

Sloppy joe is a kind of meat cut into ball shaped pieces, it is with a mixture of tomatoe sauce-- combined it is really goo-y
you make it by buying the meat that is already cut into circled pieces and then add tomatoe sacuce and mix until the meat observes most of the tomatoe sauce

Answer 5

This is the best sloppy Joe recipe. Brown hamburger meat (1 1/2 to 2 lbs)..with i green bell pepper and one yellow or sweet onion. (dice both first).

Add equal amounts ot ketchup and chilli sauce.

Serve on hamburger buns...YUM!

Answer 6

Cooked ground beef w/ barbecue sauce on it. Some people like putting chopped celery, chopped green bell pepper, or chopped onion in it, but we prefer just the meat and sauce. Normally served on a hamburger bun. The buns are great if you toast them in a pan with a little butter.

Answer 7

You can buy a can of it at any grocery store its called manwhich that is sloppy joe you just add the meat kids love it you eat it with hamburger buns

Answer 8

Couple pounds of hamburger browned and then add a can of Manwich Sauce to it. They are sloppy to eat and delicious to taste. Put the meat on a bun!

Answer 9

A Sloppy Joe is ... ground beef, browned with a catsup sauce. You can add onions, or celery, or whatever. You can just use catsup, or you can purchase things like ManWich and Del Monte's Sloppy Joe sauce.

If you use ground turkey, it is called a Sloppy Josephine.

Answer 10

Ground beef that's cooked (usually with some minced onion) then tomato/BBQ sauce is added.
Served hot on an open hamburger bun.