Sloppy Joe Sandwich- Homemade

I thought I would share another recipe that I grew up with in the 1970s and 1980s. I’m not sure when the sauce mix first started being sold in a can, but at our house, we just made our own Sloppy Joe mix.

Pam

Sloppy Joe Sandwich Filling – Homemade

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

  

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 tbsp shortening
• ¾ cup onion, chopped
• 1 tsp salt
• dash pepper
• ¾ cup water
• 1 cup catsup or chili sauce
• ½ tsp chili powder
• 1 tbsp flour
• 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce

Method

 

1. Heat pan to 340 °F degrees (use an electric frying pan).  Melt shortening.
2. Add meat and onions. Cook until meat browns, stirring as needed.  Drain off fat.
3. Reduce heat to 220 °F degrees.  Mix chili powder, pepper, and flour together and add water.  Stir until smooth.
4. Add to meat mixture along with remaining ingredients.  Mix well.
5. Cover and simmer to desired consistency, about 8 minutes.  Serve plain or on toasted buns.

Notes

This recipe uses an electric skillet, however, a regular skillet can be used to make this recipe.