sloppy joe sandwich

This nostalgic sloppy joe recipe features a ground plant-based meat substitute cooked with chunky vegetables in a sweet and tangy tomato sauce flavored with lots of delicious spices!

Sweet and Tangy Vegetarian Sloppy Joes

olive oil (extra virgin)

½ medium yellow onion (diced)

½ green or red bell pepper (seeded and chopped)

garlic (minced)

lb plant-based meat substitute (such as Impossible Foods

salt + black pepper (to taste)

garlic powder

herbs de provence (or Italian seasoning)

smoked paprika

turmeric (or ground mustard)

tomatoes

liquid aminos (or lite soy sauce)

balsamic vinegar

liquid smoke

dark brown sugar

hamburger buns (for serving)

Heat olive oil in a large, deep skillet or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add chopped onion and bell pepper and cook until onion is translucent, about 2-3 minutes. Add garlic and cook about another minute until fragrant.

Add meat and break apart with wooden spoon. Season with salt + pepper, garlic powder, herbs de provence, smoked paprika and turmeric. Cook until meat is browned and almost cooked through, stirring occasionally, about 3-5 minutes.

Add crushed tomatoes, liquid aminos or lite soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, liquid smoke and brown sugar to meat mixture. Stir to combine all ingredients. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer uncovered until thickened and reduced, stirring occasionally, about 10-15 minutes depending on your desired consistency. Remove from heat.

Toast four hamburger buns in the oven and top each bottom bun with a few spoonfuls of sloppy joe mixture. Add toppings if desired and enjoy!

Try this flavorful homemade sloppy joe recipe and you&#039;ll never go back to store bought sauce.

Smoky Homemade Sloppy Joes Recipe

bacon

onion

carrot

red bell pepper

garlic

ancho powder chili powder

chipotle powder

Morton Coarse Kosher Salt

black pepper

smoky Kansas City style barbecue sauce

Worcestershire sauce

beef

rolls

Prep. Peel and chop the onion. Peel and chop the carrot. Remove the stem and seeds from the bell pepper and chop. Peel and mince the garlic.

Cook. Make 1/2-inch (1.3 cm) thick hamburger patties from the meat and put them on a grill in indirect heat with lots of smoke or on put them on a smoker. Shoot for about 225°F (107°C) and let them smoke for about 30 minutes. This should give the meat a nice smoky flavor but not cook them all the way through. We don&#39;t want to dry out the meat. Remove from the smoke.

In a frying pan over medium heat, cook the bacon until it gets to the texture you like. Remove it and drain on paper towels. When it is cool, chop it into bits.

Set aside some of the chopped onion to be used as a raw onion topping for the sandwiches. Add the rest to the pan with the carrot and bell pepper. When the onions are translucent add the garlic, ancho powder, chipotle powder, salt and black pepper, stir and cook for about 2 minutes. Add the barbecue sauce and Worcestershire and let it simmer and thicken a bit. Then add the bacon and the smoked meat and simmer about 15 minutes, just enough to cook the meat through and coat it with sauce.

Serve. When it is the right thickness, taste, adjust any of the ingredients to your preference, and make your sandwiches. Give them a few minutes to cool. Sloppy Joes are molten hot out of the pan! Wear a bib.

Homemade Sloppy Joes is a classic recipe that will please the whole family. It&#039;s one of the easiest and most popular dinners for school nights.

Sloppy Joes

yellow onion ((medium size) chopped)

green bell pepper (chopped)

tomato sauce (canned)

tomato paste (canned)

brown sugar (firmly packed)

garlic (finely minced)

salt

Dijon mustard

cayenne pepper (optional)

In a large skillet over medium high heat, cook the ground beef until no pink color remains. Drain the beef and set aside.

To the same skillet, add the onions and peppers and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, or until they start to soften. Add the garlic and cook for another 30-45 seconds.

Return the drained ground beef back to the skillet with the onions, peppers, and garlic.

Add the remaining ingredients and stir well to combine.

Bring to a simmer, then reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook for about 30 minutes, or until the mixture has thickened and the liquid has reduced.

If desired, butter and toast the hamburger buns. Divide the beef mixture evenly between the buns.

To serve:

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