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Mom's Sloppy Joe Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 1/2 lb. hamburg ( known as ground beef to the rest of us)
1 1/2 c. Chopped onion
1 c. Chopped celery
1/2 c. Chopped green pepper or small jar of pickle relish ( I use both)
2 TB of fat ( not sure what was meant here but not needed)
1 bottle of Chile Sauce
1/4 c. Brown sugar
1 TB Worcestershire Sauce
2 TB vinegar ( could use less if using jar of relish)
1/2 tsp. Salt (I use seasoned salt)
Directions:
Directions:
Brown meat, onions & peppers until meat no longer pink & veggies are soft. Break up meat into smallest pieces possible, without over cooking everything.
Add all the rest of the ingredients & cook "for a while".
Serve on hamburger rolls
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
15 sandwiches
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
Never timed it - 30 minutes?
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Love this recipe. Can do less brown sugar or use agave & flavor to taste.
If too thick you can add water by rinsing out chile sauce bottle.
Double the recipe because it reheats really well.
Grew up on this, one of her favorite go to recipes

 

 

 

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