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Sloppy Joe
United States (Midwest)
History
The loose-meat sandwich traces to Sioux City, Iowa in the 1930s, where a cook named Joe is often credited with adding tomato sauce to seasoned ground beef. Cheap, fast and gloriously messy, it became an American school-cafeteria and weeknight icon.
Ingredients
- Soft hamburger bun
- Ground beef
- Onion & green pepper
- Tomato sauce & ketchup
- Worcestershire sauce
- Brown sugar & mustard
How to Make
- 1Brown ground beef with diced onion and green pepper.
- 2Stir in tomato sauce, ketchup, Worcestershire, a little brown sugar and mustard.
- 3Simmer until thick and saucy.
- 4Spoon generously onto a soft bun.
- 5Serve immediately, with napkins.
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