cafeteria style sloppy joes
My favorite lunch from the school cafeteria was always their Sloppy Joes, but I wasn't the only one! When my brother-in-law was a kid he also loved Sloppy Joes and since he was the apple of his Mother's eye, she visited the school cafeteria and begged them to give her their recipe. Luckily they agreed to share the recipe and when he married my sister, his mother passed it on to her and then she shared it with me. In school, Sloppy Joes were always served open faced and to this day that is how I still like mine. I hope you enjoy this true authentic cafeteria style way of making Sloppy Joes.
prep time
20 Min
cook time
30 Min
method
Stove Top
yield
4 open faced or 6 Burger Style
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef, 85-15%
- 1 cup catchup
- 1/4 cup white vinegar
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1 tablespoon dry ground mustard
- 1/2 medium yellow onion, chopped
- 1 large celery stalk, chopped
- 1 cup whole kernel corn, frozen or canned
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper, or to taste
- 4 - 6 large hamburger buns
- - butter for hamburger buns, room temperature
How To Make cafeteria style sloppy joes
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Step 1Gather your ingredients and preheat oven to Broil. -
Step 2Chop the onion and celery.
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Step 3Brown the ground beef on medium high heat and season with salt and pepper.
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Step 4While meat is cooking measure out ketchup.
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Step 5Add the vinegar and mustard to ketchup in measuring cup. Blend until well incorporated.
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Step 6Add brown sugar to ketchup mixture and blend.
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Step 7Drain grease from cooked meat, then add ketchup mixture and onions to The beef.
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Step 8Stir and blend well. Cover and cook until onions are tender.
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Step 9Add celery and corn to meat mixture; cover and cook until celery is al dente in texture. Taste and add more salt and pepper if necessary.
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Step 10While celery is cooking, butter the hamburger buns and place on cookie sheet.
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Step 11When celery is al dente place buns directly under broiler and cook until golden brown. Keep a close watch over them to prevent burning!
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Step 12When buns are done, place on serving plate and top with Sloppy Joe mixture. You can serve it opened face or burger style. Enjoy!
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