Sloppy Joes

Let’s revisit a dish from the past that screams ‘comfort’ food. And strangely enough, this dish is also good for using up leftover vegetables like onion, celery, peppers, etc. Here’s the original recipe I wrote – Sloppy Joes – and it is tasty, but this week while in ‘rona lockdown, I decided to use up some vegetables and hamburger buns (I mean how can 1 person eat 8 hamburger buns before they go stale and mold!), so sloppy joes got the call. Also, this dish got the call because there was no pork shoulder available to make pulled pork! LOL So dig in and enjoy, we all need a little comfort right now.

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Sloppy Joes

Prep time: 10 mins

Cook time: 20 mins

Total time: 30 mins

Serves: 2

Ingredients

8 oz ground beef
½ small yellow onion, diced
1 stalk celery, diced
1 carrot, julienned
2 tbsp tomato paste
7 oz crushed tomatoes (1/2 can)
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp paprika
½ tsp marjoram
½ tsp tarragon
1 tbsp canola oil
salt and pepper to taste
hamburger buns
cheese (optional)

Instructions

In a skillet over Medium heat, heat half the oil until shimmering.
Add the onion, carrot, and celery and sweat until softened, stirring regularly, approximately 5 minutes.
Remove the vegetables to a bowl.
Add the remaining oil to the skillet along with the ground beef.
Brown the ground beef, crumbling with a spoon until no longer pink, approximately 5 minutes.
Add the vegetables back into the skillet and stir to combine.
Add the paprika, tarragon, and marjoram, stirring to combine and allow to bloom for a minute.
Add the tomato paste and stir to combine and cook for 1 to 2 minutes to deepen the flavor.
Add the crushed tomatoes and Worcestershire sauce, stirring to combine.
Reduce the heat to Low/Medium-Low and allow the mixture to simmer for 5 minutes, melding the flavors.
Serve on toasted hamburger buns, cheese optional!