Emeril's Sloppy Joes
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Everyday Food, June 2010
- Prep Time 15 minutes
- Total Time 30 minutes
- Yield Serves 4
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Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 medium onion, diced small (2 cups)
- 1 large celery stalk, diced small (1/2 cup)
- 1/2 green bell pepper, diced small (1/2 cup)
- Coarse salt and ground pepper
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
- 3 tablespoons dark-brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 2 cups prepared tomato sauce
- 1 cup homemade beef or chicken stock or low-sodium chicken broth
- 2 teaspoons hot-pepper sauce (optional)
- 4 hamburger buns, split
Directions
- In a large skillet, heat 2 teaspoons oil over medium-high. Add onion, celery, bell pepper, season with salt and pepper, and cook until vegetables soften, about 2 minutes. Add garlic and cook 1 minute. Add beef, breaking up meat with a wooden spoon, and cook until browned, 2 minutes. Add brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, tomato sauce, and stock and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, 15 minutes. Add hot-pepper sauce (if using) and remove beef mixture from heat.
- Meanwhile, heat broiler, with rack in top position. Place buns, cut side up, on a baking sheet and lightly brush with 2 tablespoons oil. Broil until buns are golden, about 3 minutes. (Alternatively, toast on a grill pan or in a skillet, oiled side down, over medium-high.)
- Generously spoon beef mixture over toasted bun bottoms. Sandwich with bun tops and serve.
This is an excellent recipe! I allowed the extra time needed for the sauce to thicken. The vegetables were nondetectable to the eye, they just melted, disappearing into the sauce. Amazing flavor. Thanks Emeril.
I used less liquids as the other users suggested. I also simmered it for more like 20 minutes. Turned out great! And so delicious!
I too found it had too much liquid. I reduced the broth to 1/2 a cup and had to cook it longer. I also reduced the brown sugar. Otherwise it was great! This froze well too.
I just got done making these sloppy joes. We found them to be too baland and too watery. I am going to eliminate some of the liquid and jazz them up alittle