Description
Hearty texas toast sloppy joes combine classic comfort with bold flavors that elevate a hometown favorite. Melted cheese and savory beef create a perfect handheld meal you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb (450 g) ground beef
- ½ cup (80 g) diced onion
- ½ cup (75 g) diced green bell pepper (optional)
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup (240 ml) tomato sauce
- ¼ cup (60 ml) ketchup
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- ½ tsp smoked paprika
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 8 slices of Texas toast or thick-cut bread
- 4 tbsps (60 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 cup (120 g) shredded cheddar or mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Meat Preparation: Crumble ground beef in a spacious skillet over medium heat, cooking until thoroughly browned and releasing excess fat.
- Vegetable Infusion: Introduce diced onions, bell peppers, and minced garlic to the beef, sautéing for 4 minutes to develop a rich aromatic base that enhances the overall flavor profile.
- Sauce Creation: Blend tomato sauce, ketchup, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, smoked paprika, and seasonings into the meat mixture, reducing heat to a gentle simmer and stirring occasionally to prevent sticking.
- Sauce Reduction: Allow the mixture to simmer for 12-15 minutes, concentrating flavors and achieving a thick, clingy consistency that perfectly coats the ground beef.
- Toast Preparation: Simultaneously crisp Texas toast until edges transform into a golden, crunchy exterior that will support the hearty meat mixture.
- Plating and Serving: Generously spoon the spiced beef mixture over the toasted bread, ensuring complete coverage and creating a delectable, rustic comfort meal ready to be devoured immediately.
Notes
- Meat Management: Choose lean ground beef (90/10) to reduce excess grease and prevent overly fatty sauce, ensuring cleaner flavor profile and easier cooking process.
- Vegetable Precision: Dice onions and peppers uniformly to guarantee consistent cooking and balanced texture throughout the sloppy joe mixture.
- Sauce Simmering Secret: Stir mixture occasionally during reduction to prevent bottom burning and promote even flavor distribution, watching consistency carefully.
- Bread Toasting Technique: Toast Texas bread until edges are crisp but center remains slightly soft, creating perfect textural contrast for absorbing delicious meat sauce.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner, Snacks
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 560
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 900 mg
- Fat: 30 g
- Saturated Fat: 14 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 45 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 28 g
- Cholesterol: 85 mg