You can make sloppy joes a bunch of different ways — spicy, sweet, with bacon, with cheese, even with beer. This is my favorite version.
- 1 lb ground beef ( we do 80/20 grind)
- 3/4 cup ketchup
- 1 heaping TB brown sugar
- 1 tsp yellow mustard (squirt-kind, not powder)
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- salt and pepper
Cook ground beef, crumbling as you go. Drain fat. Mix all remaining ingredients in a bowl and add to the ground beef. Mix thoroughly with meat and warm through for a few minutes. Serve on buns, preferably with a side of mac & cheese.
Note:
The trick to ‘Sloppy Joe Perfection’ is grilling the buns in butter until crispy and light brown – yum !