- I mean, what kid didn't
grow up on Sloppy Joes? It's a meal the entire
family eats and loves. It's super easy to make. But, my version, oh, my version, will blow the doors off! I'm loading it up with a
bunch of delicious toppings. You know what you're gonna put into this 'cause it's home made and
it's absolutely delicious. It's funny because when I
started making this recipe today, all I could think of
was Adam Sandler's song, The Lunch Lady, where's he's like, ♪ Sloppy Joes slop ♪ ♪ Sloppy Joe ya ♪ We're not making this
from leftover meatloaf and if you grew up in
the early to mid '90s you know exactly what I'm talkin' about. But first, we gotta
knock out a little prep. Sound good? Let's cook. We're going to start by small
dicing some bell peppers. I'm using yellow and red, because, well, green peppers suck and taste like nothing. So, simply remove the
sides of the yellow peppers and then julienne them. If you need a quick reference guide be sure to check out this video, turn the peppers, and
then small dice them. We're gonna do the exact same thing with our red bell peppers. Again, remove the sides, julienne,
and then small dice them. Because we're cooking
them all at the same time, go ahead and finish those up and simply add them to a large bowl that can hold everything. For a little bit more flavor and kick I'm gonna add in some garlic. I'm, of course, gonna run
it through a garlic press because I'm super lazy bones and I'm sick of dicing
garlic in this life. Once you run it through the press, slice off the end just to
make sure you get it all. We're now going over to a cooktop. I've got a large rondeau
pot that I'm gonna add in a bit of canola oil, not
too much, just a tad. And then simply put in your
bell peppers and garlic. We're gonna cook this
on low to medium heat, more just sweating the vegetables here, we're not looking for a caramelization, but we wanna bring about
all of those amazing natural flavors that are in
the peppers, in the garlic. There's gonna be some nice sweetness and a lot of great pepper flavor. After about five to seven minutes or so we're now gonna add in some ground beef. I've got a combination of
ground chuck, ground sirloin, which is 80 to 20 fat to lean
and 85 to 15 fat to lean, just a really nice combination. We're cooking this on medium heat. No need to get a brown on the ground beef, we just wanna cook it until all the pink is completely out of the meat. And I'll stop right there and say, yes, obviously I'm making a ton of Sloppy Joes. But we got some guests
staying at our house, but this recipe will half or even quarter down very, very, easily. Just scale back the recipe
to meet your own needs, okay? Good. Now, it's time to make our sauce. So, I'm gonna start by
adding in some tomato puree. No, we're not using ketchup. I don't know what's in ketchup, but I do know in tomato puree
it's simply pureed tomatoes. Now, we're gonna hit it with a
little bit of yellow mustard. You could use dijon if you're
looking for a little kick. I think yellow mustard is
the perfect ingredient, here, followed up by adding in some brown sugar, which is gonna add some
great sweetness to this. Hit it with some chili powder, next a little bit of Worcestershire sauce and then all of this needs a little acid. So, we're gonna hit it
with some white vinegar, a little bit of tomato paste, which is gonna thicken it up nicely. Then begin to stir it and move everything together and around. And what I like to do at this point is simply turn it down to low heat because we want to let it cook and let all those flavors come out and it's gonna take
about 25 or 30 minutes. And I think that's the
nice part about this recipe is you know what's in it. We're not just dumpin'
in a bunch of canned whatever into this mix. We know we've got tomato
puree, tomato paste, you saw the ingredients I put in there, they're natural, it's
exactly what you should do when making this recipe. And to take this recipe one step further, you may have noticed I didn't
put onions in my Sloppy Joe. It's because I wanna put it on the top. So, I'm going to simply remove the ends of some yellow onions, peel it, and remove that outer shell, that outer tough skin on
the outside of the onion, and then I'm going to slice
it in some very thick rings. Maybe about a half inch thick or so. You can go a little
thinner, a little thicker, whatever you got, no problem here. But the goal here is
to get these cooked up and roasted and caramelized. So, add 'em to a bowl, head over to your cooktop, and on a separate very large pan I'm gonna hit it with a bit more oil, and over medium heat add in your onions. And we are gonna caramelize these up. It's gonna take about 25 or 30 minutes, which is perfect timing
because that's how long it's gonna take our Sloppy Joes to infuse all that delicious flavor. So, keep cooking, not quite there yet. Move some things around. Looking' good, got a slight
little brown on them. Not yet. Looking good, got some
more caramelization. Let's take another peek
after a few more minutes. Not quite. Super close, you guys. You could pull it if you want. I'm gonna go a little bit
further and boom, yes, let's pull it off because
we are one step closer to the to the Sloppy Joe recipe. And before we plate this
up, let me just say this. I always tell you that it's
all about understanding these fundamental basics,
like caramelizing onions, making homemade sauces
for your Sloppy Joes, that will make your food
taste insanely better. Remember, homemade food from scratch is always more amazing than anything you're gonna get at the store. Understanding these techniques
are gonna be applied to all of your cooking. It's gonna make you a better home cook. Real quick though, we do need
to go back to the Sloppy Joe because we are gonna season
it up with some sea salt and some fresh cracked black pepper. Meat loves salt, it loves acid. We got all those in there. This is gonna be one dang
tasty Sloppy Joe, my friends. Mix all of that around together. Now, let's head back over to your cooktop. So, take that pan, take
everything back over there. Got a nice little sweet brioche bun that I'm gonna add some
of the Sloppy Joes on. Stack it high, my friends. Of course, add the other top to that bun and a very simple classic recipe for all you home cooks to serve up in the middle of the week. I mean, that's a normal Sloppy Joe! It looks good, there's
nothin' wrong with that. But... what if we cooked it up
with a ton of toppings? So, now what I'm gonna do
is go to super slow motion, add the Sloppy Joes all
over the bottom part to a sweet brioche bun. And why not hit it with
a little bit of cheese? Maybe for a little zip we'll
add on some pepper jack, or maybe even some colby jack, or, how about both? I think we should just
do both, that's right. Next, those amazing caramelized
onions that we cooked up. Gonna add some incredible
flavor to the Sloppy Joes. And to top it off, remember
I just made pickles! We got some bread and butters
and some dill pickles, all home made. Incredible flavor to add
onto the Sloppy Joes. So, stack it high, my friends. Put those pickles on there, and boom. Finish it off with the
other top of this bun. Man, how 'bout this beauty? (upbeat music) Holy smokes, is this just so good. Be sure to like this video. Definitely subscribe to my channel and don't forget to check out this video and I'll see you on there. (upbeat music)
