Sloppy Joe's Recipe?

[FrannieP]

I'm looking for a good home made sloppy joe's recipe that doesn't involve msg flavoring packet.
Anyone have one they're fond of?
TIA!

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[HappyLamb]

I think I got this from recipezaar....a while ago!
1 lb. hamburger
1/4 c. chopped onion
1/4 cup. chopped green pepper
1 8 oz can tomato sauce
1 TB mustard
1/4 c. brown sugar (more or less to taste)
1/4 c. ketchup

Brown hamburger with onion and pepper. drain of grease. Add remaining ingredients and simmer slowly to desired thickness and flavor.

[cristeen]

I thinly sliced the veggies in the food processor. If you prefer, you can chop them. The original recipe called for 2 whole onions, so if you want, you can add the second. I cut it to 1 because too many onions give me gas. This may seem like a lot of "spice", with jalapeno, hot sauce and Tabasco, but it is not spicy at all.

Title: Sloppy Joes
Yield: 6 Servings

1 Onion,Thinly Sliced
4 Celery Stalks,Thinly Sliced
1 Red Bell Pepper,Thinly Sliced
6 Garlic Cloves, Finely Chopped
1/2 Jalapeno, Finely Chopped
2 lb Ground Beef
1-8 oz can Tomato Sauce
1/4 c Ketchup
1 t Tabasco
2 t Worcestershire
1-14.5 oz can Fire Roasted Tomatoes (or any whole tomatoes)
2 T sweet (sugar, honey, whatever)
1 t Hot Sauce
6 T White Vinegar
2 t Dry Mustard
1/2 t Chili Powder
1 t Paprika
1 t Cumin
1 t Oregano
Salt & Pepper,To Taste

In a large skillet, combine the onion, celery, and bell pepper with a little olive oil. Cook over medium heat approximately 5 minutes, or until softened and translucent. Add garlic and jalapeno, cook another 5 minutes. Transfer to a heat proof bowl, set aside.

Add the beef to the hot skillet. Break into small pieces with a wooden spoon. Cook a few minutes, until about half cooked.

In a small bowl, combine the ketchup, worcestershire, tabasco, hot sauce, sweet, and spices into a paste. Add to the meat, stirring to distribute. Add the tomato sauce, and vinegar to the meat. Break up the roasted tomatoes with your hands, and add the entire can to the meat. Stir the vegetables back in, and simmer until no longer soupy. Add salt and pepper to taste.

The sauce should be below the level of the meat and fairly thick when it is done.

[LeahBoo]

Hmm...mine is a bit more simple. I don't make things that need more than 6 ingredients .

1 lb hamburger
1 smallish bell pepper
1/2 - 1 onion or a bunch of chopped dried onions
1 small can tomato paste
water (a cup or so? I don't know)
Salt and pepper to taste

Ok, that's 7...

Brown hamburger, throw everything else in, simmer until water is at the level you want.

I made up the recipe, that's why there were words like "ish" and "bunch" and question marks .

Serves best on open face toasted buns, because I am too impatient to let the water cook down all the way.