The Iowa Housewife: Sensational Sloppy Joes

When I found this recipe, I thought I needed to try it. Bettie is not a fan of Sloppy Joes, though both Lyle and I are. This is a combination of several different recipes I have seen over the years, but not one I would have thought to try together.

As the recipe is named, these were indeed sensational. I am not sure, what is the one ingredient that changed Bettie’s mind, I would guess the grape jelly and the celery seed. What ever it was, she likes these, so will make them a little more often, especially in the summer when I want something quick that will not heat up the house.

Sensational Sloppy Joes

PREP/TOTAL TIME: 30 minutes

I pound ground beef (85% lean)

½ cup chopped onion

½ cup condensed tomato soup

½ cup ketchup

3 tablespoons grape jelly

1 tablespoon brown sugar

1 tablespoon cider vinegar

1 tablespoon prepared mustard (the plain yellow variety works well here)

½ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon celery seed

5 hamburger buns, split

In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the soup, ketchup, jelly, brown sugar, vinegar, mustard, salt and celery seed. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered for 10 minutes or until heated through. Serve on buns

YIELD: 5 servings (these were large servings, I got 6 servings and had some left).

5 comments:

Mary AnnFebruary 18, 2013 at 12:28 PM
My goodness! Different ingredients, aren't they? I'll try them once... a half recipe, as this one makes too much for two people...
MyrnaFebruary 18, 2013 at 1:14 PM
They really are quite good, despite the different ingredients. It does make a lot. I cut it back for us now.
UnknownFebruary 18, 2013 at 9:44 PM
Wow....I have never seen a Sloppy Joe like this one. I am so wondering what this must taste like! We shall try it one day soon! Thanks for such an interesting new twist on an old favorite. dkc
AnonymousFebruary 23, 2013 at 9:09 PM
These Sloppy Joes were a bit too sweet for me and I was not fond of the strong celery seed flavor. I hesitated putting all of the celery seed in so would definitely cut that in half or omit next time. I will tweak the sweet ingredients as well. My husband liked them as is. The grape jelly in these reminds me of a BBQ meatball recipe that I was given a number of years ago. I guess I could just prepare the recipe as is and freeze in 1 cup containers for his lunches. I make homemade burger buns that freeze well too, so he'd have easy fixings to just pop into his lunch bag. Thanks for sharing!