Name: Sloppy Joe Recipe
Yield: 30
Ingredients: 4 lbs ground beef; 2 large onions (minced); 1 Tbsp salt; 1 tsp pepper; 1/3 cup ﬂour; 1 qt water or stale beer; 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce; 3 cups ketchup; 1–2 Tbsp chili powder; 30–32 large buns

Sloppy Joe Recipe

Here is the recipe I use for large groups; it's easy to multiply to make large amounts.

Course

Main Dish, Sandwich

Servings

Ingredients

4 lbs ground beef
2 large onions minced
1 Tbsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1/3 cup ﬂour
1 qt water or stale beer
1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
3 cups ketchup
1–2 Tbsp chili powder
30–32 large buns

Course

Main Dish, Sandwich

Servings

Ingredients

4 lbs ground beef
2 large onions minced
1 Tbsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1/3 cup ﬂour
1 qt water or stale beer
1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
3 cups ketchup
1–2 Tbsp chili powder
30–32 large buns

Instructions

Brown beef with onions, stir until crumbly. Put meat and onions in a Dutch oven and add salt and pepper. Stir flour into the mixture. Add water or beer, Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, and chili powder. Simmer for 20 minutes. Stir occasionally. Serve on buns.

Recipe Notes

NOTE: This works great with wild game burger too!

Recipe courtesy of Peggy Hoyer, Ellsworth, WI.

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