Sloppy Joe’s

Sloppy Joe’s 

 Serves 8

This is my mother’s recipe with a little bit of a twist from me (since I am always tweaking a recipe).  My mom used to make this for her card club. It is one of the best!

2 lbs. ground beef

1 onion, minced

2 stalks celery, minced

1 green pepper, minced

1 clove garlic, minced

½ tsp. kosher salt

½ tsp. fresh ground black pepper

¼ tsp. crushed red pepper (if you like a little heat)

1 can tomato soup

1 tbs. pickle relish

1 tbs. yellow mustard or stone ground whichever you have on hand

3 tbs. brown sugar

1 tbs. flour

1 c. ketchup

1 package of 8 fresh buns

Directions: In a large hot skillet add onion, pepper, celery, garlic, salt and pepper and sauté for 5 minutes. Add beef to veggies and stir frequently until all meat is browned. Drain grease from the meat. In a separate bowl mix together soup, relish, mustard, brown sugar, flour and ketchup then add to the meat and let simmer for 30 minutes (stirring every five minutes) before serving on fresh buns. You may need to add a little water (no more than three tablespoons) during the simmering process as you want it to be sloppy!