Adult Sloppy Joes
Growing up in the Midwest Sloppy Joes were a frequent menu item. Not in our every week meals, but for:
- Holidays
- Parties, graduations, etc.
- When people got together to lend a helping hand at someone’s house (common thing)
At the time I didn’t have an appreciation for the deliciousness of them, but as I have gotten older I have. I also have made the standard “sloppy joe” a little more gourmet, into more of an Adult Sloppy Joe. What is an Adult Sloppy Joe? It’s more than just a slap of hamburger meat between two buns. It’s a delicious vegetable and meet mixture with a homemade sauce on top of a toasted piece of parmesan sourdough bread. Doesn’t that sound good? It’s heavenly if I do say so myself, and the best part, it’s SO EASY.
I hope you enjoy the below recipe just as much as we do.
Adult Sloppy Joes
Adult Sloppy Joes
Ingredients
Sloppy Joe Mixture
- 1 lb Ground Buffalo
- 1/2 Red Onion Diced
- 4 Stalks Celery Sliced
- 2 Cloves Garlic Minced
- 6 Mushrooms Finely diced
- 1/2 Green Pepper Finely diced
- 10 Green Olives Sliced
- 3/4 Cup Ketchup
- 1-2 Tsp Ground Horseradish
- 1 Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
- 4-6 Drops Liquid Smoke
- 1 Tbsp Dijon Mustard
- 1-2 Tsp Soy Sauce
- 1 Tbsp Olive Oil
- Ground Pepper To taste
Parmesan Sourdough Bread
- 6 Slices Sourdough bread Preferred Flavor
- 2 Tbsp Olive Oil
- Salt, Pepper and Garlic Powder To taste
- 3 Tbsp Parmesan
Toppings
- 4 Strips Bacon Cooked as desired (we use microwave)
- 1/2 Cup Shredded Parmesan Cheese
Instructions
Sloppy Joe Mixture
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Add in olive oil, diced onion, sliced celery and minced garlic to a large fry pan. Sauté for 10 minutes.
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Add in ground buffalo and cook thoroughly.
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Once ground buffalo is cooked, add in green pepper, mushroom and olives. Mix throughly and cook for 5 minutes.
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While buffalo and veggie mixture is cooking, combine all wet ingredients (ketchup, worcestershire sauce, horseradish, liquid smoke, dijon mustard and soy sauce) in a bowls and whisk together.
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Add sauce mixture into buffalo and vegetable mixture. Thoroughly mix and simmer for 10-15 minutes.
Parmesan Sourdough Bread
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While sloppy joe mixture is simmering. Place the 6 pieces of sourdough bread on a cookie sheet.
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Use a pastry brush and brush the top of all pieces with olive oil.
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Sprinkle on salt, pepper, garlic powder and parmesan cheese.
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Broil until they reach the desired toasty-ness.
Putting it Together
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Once Parmesan Sourdough Bread is done toasting. Place on 6 plates. Top with sloppy joe mixture.
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Top with shredded parmesan cheese and a few pieces of bacon (4 stripes of bacon to be chopped into pieces).
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Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Optional Sides:
- Pickles
- Hot Peppers
- Potato Wedges
Cheers!
XOXO
