READY IN: 35 mins
SERVES: 6-8
INGREDIENTS
2 lbs lean hamburger
1 finely chopped onion
2 10 oz. cans of tomato sauce
6 oz can of tomato paste
3 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons white vinegar
2 teaspoon yellow mustard
1 teaspoon liquid smoke
1 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
salt and pepper to taste
8 Sesame seed hamburger buns
Melted butter
Garlic powder
DIRECTIONS
- In a large skillet with a lid, brown hamburger meat over medium heat.
- Drain fat from the skillet.
- Add onion and cook with the meat another 3-4 minutes until the onion is softened.
- Reduce the heat to low.
- Mix in all of the other ingredients, cover and simmer 15-20 minutes.
- While the sloppy joe mixture is simmering, open your hamburger buns and place them open side up on a baking sheet. Brush the buns with melted butter and dust with garlic powder. Place under broiler just until lightly toasted. Watch them closely. They will burn quickly.
- Scoop the sloppy joe mixture into each bun.
Note: If you sloppy joe mixture is looking too dry while simmering, feel free to add a little water. And don’t worry if you add too much water, just cook it for a few minutes with the lid off your skillet.
Her friends call her “Southern Belle.” But with three young children, she’s called “mom” more than anything these days. Debbie started Dede’s Cajun Cuisine in the fall of 2011 after catering a Southern lunch for a funeral at her church. She knew she wanted to share her love of cooking, southern heritage, and specifically, Southern food with her friends and family. The challenge became how to juggle all of that with her first priority of being a mom. Dinner time is always that crazy part of the day when everyone is hungry and tired. Between kid activities, never-ending laundry and the day-to-day grind of life, there isn’t enough time to prepare a meal from scratch.
