My Homemade Sloppy Joes
*for Pressure Canning Ingredients: 3 lbs ground beef 2 small onions, diced 3 small sweet bell peppers, diced 4 cloves dried minced garlic 2 cans (15 oz) tomato sauce 1 cup ketchup 1 1/2 cups beef broth 2 Tbs brown sugar 2 tsp chili powder 1 tsp dry mustard 1/2 tsp red pepper flake (optional) Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, salt & pepper, to taste Yield: 6 Pints Directions:
Recipe & Photos by: Diane Baker for Canning and Cooking at Home Sloppy Joes 4 buns/Sandwiches Ingredients: 1 1/4 lbs ground beef 1 small onion, diced 1 small sweet bell pepper, diced 1 stalk celery, diced 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 can (15 oz) tomato sauce 1/4 cup ketchup 1 Tbs brown sugar 1 tsp chili powder 1/2 tsp dry mustard 1/4 tsp red pepper flake (optional) Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, salt & pepper, to taste 4 buns and 1 Tbs butter, softened (my Homemade Bun Recipe, click here) Directions: In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add onion, bell pepper and celery; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring frequently, until vegetables are softened, 5 to 7 minutes. Add ground beef and garlic to skillet. Cook, breaking up meat with a spoon, until beef is no longer pink, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir tomato sauce, ketchup, brown sugar, chili powder, dry mustard and red pepper flakes into beef mixture in skillet. Simmer until thickened, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes. Season the mixture with any Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, more salt and pepper, as desired. To serve, spread the bun/rolls with butter and brown them on a griddle or skillet. Spoon a good amount of the meat mixture onto the bottom roll, and then top with the other half. Double this entire recipe for 8 buns/Sandwiches. Recipe & Photos by: Diane Baker for Canning and Cooking at Home Link to my Homemade Buns, click here I am making this today - I took a photo of it before placing the lid on to cook (not super attractive but, tasty!) This is so simple to throw together and the flavors really work well together. The cumin keeps it smokey and gives it that authentic Mexican Fajitas taste. I add the bell peppers in near the end so they don't break apart/down while cooking. I serve this with warmed tortillas and all the sides like: tomatoes, guacamole, rice, beans, cheese, sour cream... add anything you want! Enjoy ~ Diane Slow Cooker Steak Fajitas Ingredients: 1 Beef Flank or Flat Iron, approx 1.5 lbs, cut into strips 1 Onion, Medium, cut into strips 1/2 Cup Salsa, plus addtl for garnish 2 Tbs Fresh Lime Juice 2 Cloves Garlic, Minced 1 Tbs Chili Powder 1 Tsp ground Cumin 1/2 tsp Salt 1 small green pepper, cut into strips 1 small red pepper, cut into strips 4-6 flour tortillas, warmed Place everything but, peppers into slowcooker/crockpot and stir well. Cook Medium 6-8 hours (test meat for tenderness after 6 hours) . Add bell peppers and cook final hour. Serve wrapped in flour tortillas and any sides you prefer. *I always set my slowcooker on HIGH for at least an hour at the start before lowering temp. I also use an instant read meat thermometer to ensure the internal temp of the meat is safe/cooked. Recipe Adapted from: Crock Pot Slow Cooker Cookbook Photo by: Diane Baker for Canning and Cooking at Home One of my families favorites and even more so during Football season! Packed with the tasty goodness of a Philly Cheesesteak but, made simple and budget friendly too!! Enjoy - Diane Philly Cheese Sloppy Joes 1 Tbs Butter 1.5 pounds ground beef 1 large Onion 1 Large Green Pepper Salt & Pepper to taste 1/4 Cup Beef Broth 3 Tbs A-1 Sauce *or any steak sauce Hoagie Rolls (enough for 4 sandwiches) Provalone Slices (16 slices for 4 sandwiches) place butter in large skillet, saute onion & green pepper until starting to brown. add ground beef and brown really well, drain fat. add salt & pepper to taste. Slowly add the beef broth and A-1 sauce and bring to a med-high boil for 2 mins...reduce and let simmer until cooked. open up hoagie roll - scoop out some of the center if too thick or press down inside of hoagie so meat will nestle in... place two slices of provalone onto hoagie and place under broiler just to melt the cheese (less then a min!) spoon meat mixture onto hoagies melted cheese...add two more slices ontop of meat and place under the broiler one more time to melt cheese... Serve & Enjoy! p.s. cooked mushrooms and swiss cheese would be awesome too!! some people also prefer a cheddar type cheese but, provalone is "philly"...I like it with mozzarella and american... Recipe Adapted from: MSippigirl Food . com Photo by: Diane Baker for Canning and Cooking at Home |