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Sloppy Joes

Sloppy Joe

• 2 lbs. hamburger
• 1 large onion, diced
• 1 7-oz. can mushroom stems & pieces, drained
• 1 10½-oz. can minestrone soup
• 8 hamburger buns
• ½ cup catsup
• 1 cup water
• ½ tsp. salt
• ¼ tsp. pepper

Brown the hamburger and break it apart until it is quite fine. Add the onion and continue to cook until the onion is transparent and glazed. Add the catsup, water, mushrooms, salt, pepper, and soup. Cook over low heat for 25 minutes. Stir from time to time to prevent scorching. Place heaping spoonfuls in the middle of each hamburger bun and serve.

Sloppier Joes

• 2 lbs. hamburger
• 6 slices bacon, diced and fried crisp
• 1 large onion, diced
• 1 can tomatoes (#2 can)
• 8 hamburger buns
• ½ cup grated American cheese

Brown the hamburger until it is all broken apart; add the diced onion and cook until it is glazed. Add the tomatoes and simmer for 25 minutes without a cover. Stir from time to time, to prevent scorching. Remove from heat, and place a heaping spoonful of the meat mixture on the bottom of each hamburger bun, setting aside the tops temporarily. Sprinkle with the crisp bacon, then top with the grated cheese. Place under the broiler until the cheese is melted. Cover with bun tops, and serve.

Sloppiest Joes

• 2 lbs. hamburger
• 1 cup fresh mushrooms, cut into quarters
• 1 package frozen French-fried onion rings
• 1 can cream of mushroom soup
• 1 dash nutmeg
• ½ tsp. salt
• ¼ tsp. pepper
• 8 hamburger buns

Brown the hamburger until it is all broken apart. Add the nutmeg, salt, and pepper. Add the mushrooms and cook for 8 minutes longer. Toss frequently during this time so that the mushrooms are warmed through. Add the soup and continue to cook for 10 minutes longer. Place the onion rings in a 350 F oven for 10 minutes, or until warmed through. Then place 3-4 onion rings on each bun bottom. Top this with a heaping spoonful of the hamburger mixture. Put under the broiler for 5 minutes, then cover with tops of buns, and serve.

Sloppy Snow Joes

• 1 lb. lean ground beef
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 carrots, grated
• 4-6 hamburger buns
• 2 tbsp. light cooking oil
• 1 cup tomato sauce
• 3 tbsp. catsup
• 2 tbsp. vinegar
• 1 tbsp. molasses
• 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tsp. paprika
• 1 tsp. chili powder
• salt and pepper to taste

Sauté the onion, garlic, and carrots in oil, using a large skillet. Add meat and cook until the meat is no longer pink. Stir in the remaining ingredients, except for the buns. Cover and gently simmer for 15 minutes. Serve on broiler-toasted buns.

Spicy Sloppy Joes

• 1 lb. ground chuck
• 4 hamburger buns
• 1 cup onion, chopped fine
• 1 cup celery, chopped very fine
• ½ cup water
• 1 tbsp. vinegar
• 1 tbsp. lemon juice
• 1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
• 1 cup condensed tomato soup
• 1 cup tomato catsup
• 1 tsp. garlic juice
• 1 tbsp. sugar
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tbsp. butter

Place the butter in a deep skillet with a tight-fitting cover. Add the meat and sauté until the reddish color disappears. Stir in the vinegar and the lemon juice. Add the Worcestershire sauce, celery, onion, and catsup. Bring to a simmer, and add the tomato soup. Add the sugar, garlic juice, salt, and water. Cover and simmer for one hour. At the end of this time, the meat mixture should be thick enough to spoon onto the buns. If it is not, continue to simmer for a few minutes longer without the cover.

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