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The sloppy Joe!
Tori Hammontree

Homemade Sloppy Joes With Smoky Paprika

A simple, pantry-friendly homemade sloppy Joe mix featuring ground beef, ketchup, and smoky paprika.

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 cups ketchup
  • 1/4 cup beef broth or water
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1 small yellow onion
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • to taste seasonings paprika, salt, and pepper recommended
  • burger buns
  • to taste condiments optional

Method
 

  1. In a medium saucepan, begin to cook your hamburger meat. Drain the meat, then dice your onion and cook with the beef. Note: you don’t want to have your meat completely done during this step. You want to cook the onions with the meat. Really gets the onion flavor in there.
  2. Add your seasonings, and cook until your meat is completely done.
  3. Once it is done, add in your wet ingredients. Begin to simmer, and then taste your mix.
  4. Taste and adjust as needed. If you feel like the recipe needs more ketchup, add it. Or if you think it needs less Worcestershire, put less!
  5. Once completed, set to the side and allow to cool. Toast your burger buns, and put any condiments you like on the bun. Top with your sloppy Joe mix and enjoy

Notes

The wet ingredients consist of the ketchup, beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, and lemon juice.