Not So Sloppy Joe

Name: Not So Sloppy Joe
Yield: 4 portions
Ingredients: 4 poppy seed rolls, halved and toasted, or 8 slices corn bread, toasted; Freshly ground black pepper, to taste; Tabasco sauce, to taste (optional); 1 tablespoon (packed) dark brown sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar; 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce; ½ cup New Basic Tomato Sauce; ¼ cup water; 1 pound lean ground beef; ½ cup ketchup; ½ green bell pepper, cored, seeded, and chopped; ½ teaspoon dried oregano; 1 cup finely chopped onion; 1 rib celery, minced; 2 tablespoons olive oil

Preparation info

4
portions

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The New Basics Cookbook

By Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso

Published 1989

About

The origins of this dish are unknown (there probably wasn’t even a Joe), and its rather messy appearance and tendency to drip off the roll surely make it “sloppy”—but it’s delicious!

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup finely chopped onion
1 rib

Burger
Main course
Microwave
Spicy

Method

In a 2½ quart microwave-safe casserole, cook the oil on full power (650 to 700 watts) for 2 minutes.
Stir in the onion, celery, bell pepper, and oregano. Cook 4 minutes.
Crumble in the ground beef, breaking it up with a spoon. Cook 2 minutes; stir again to break up any clumps, and cook another 3 minutes.
Stir in the remaining ingredients thr