Mark’s Nearly Famous Sloppy Joes

Description

I’ve been tweaking this recipe for years and think it’s finally perfected. Like a good chili, it may be even better the second day. Serve on toasted hamburger buns.

Ingredients

  • 2 ½ pounds ground beef
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • ¼ green bell pepper, chopped
  • 2 stalks celery, chopped
  • 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed chicken gumbo soup
  • 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 4 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 ½ tablespoons yellow mustard
  • ½ cup ketchup
  • ½ cup barbecue sauce
  • 6 tablespoons white vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 teaspoon liquid smoke flavoring
  • ½ teaspoon dried parsley
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Instructions

  1. In a large heavy skillet
  2. cook ground beef until evenly brown; drain well.
  3. In a slow cooker
  4. combine onion
  5. bell pepper
  6. celery
  7. condensed gumbo soup
  8. tomato paste and brown sugar. Stir in lemon juice
  9. mustard
  10. ketchup
  11. barbeque sauce and vinegar. season with Worcestershire sauce
  12. liquid smoke
  13. parsley
  14. black pepper and salt. Stir in browned beef.
  15. Cover
  16. and cook on low for 4 to 6 hours
  17. stirring occasionally. Skim off excess fat.

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 4 hrs

Total Time: 4 hrs 30 mins

Servings: 10

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