Packed with seasonings and big flavors, then simmered to tender perfection, these homemade Sloppy Joes are the real deal.
Preparation Time
45 mins
Cooking Time
50 mins
Total Time
1 hr 35 mins
Calories
401 Calories
Recipe Instructions
Step 1
Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir garlic in hot butter until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir onion, green pepper, and cilantro into garlic; cook and stir until the onion is softened, 5 to 10 minutes.
Step 2
Cook and stir ground beef in a large skillet over medium heat until browned, 5 to 10 minutes; drain fat. Increase heat to medium-high. Stir brown sugar, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, Italian seasoning, onion powder, Greek seasoning, hamburger seasoning, garlic powder, black pepper, smokehouse maple seasoning, smoked salt, and nutmeg into ground beef mixture; cook until boiling, 4 to 6 minutes.
Step 3
Stir onion mixture into beef mixture; reduce heat to simmer.
Step 4
Pour barbeque sauce, ketchup, and apple cider vinegar into beef mixture; stir, cover, and simmer until sauce is thickened, 30 minutes. Scoop beef into hamburger buns and serve.
Ingredients
3 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2 pounds ground beef
6 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup ketchup
1 large green bell pepper, chopped
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
1 large sweet onion (such as Vidalia®), chopped
12 hamburger buns
2 pinches ground nutmeg, or more to taste
0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper
0.5 teaspoon garlic powder
0.25 cup chopped fresh cilantro
0.25 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons prepared yellow mustard (such as Colman's®)
0.75 teaspoon Greek seasoning (such as Cavender's®), or more to taste
0.5 teaspoon hamburger seasoning (such as McCormick® Grill Mates®), or more to t
0.5 teaspoon smokehouse maple seasoning (such as McCormick® Grill Mates®), or mo
0.25 teaspoon hickory smoked salt (such as McCormick®), or more to taste
