Sloppy Joes

Submitted by:Mpmmuirhead

Introduction

This is my first recipe on this site. I am 15 years old and enjoy cooking. I found this site not too long ago and decided that it was pretty cool and should recieve every benefit it can get. About a month later (today) I found myself poking around in the fridge looking for something to eat. This is what I made, if you have any suggestions or improvements please send them to mpmmuirhead@gmail.com and I would be happy to hear them. As this recipe was made spontaneously.

Ingredients

• 1 Onion
• 1/2 of a Green Bell Pepper
• 1 Sprig of Thyme
• 2 Cloves of Garlic
• 2 Stalks of Celery
• 2 lb of Ground Beef
• 1 pack of Sloppy Joe mix (opt.)
• 1 tsp of Cumin
• 1/2 of a Cup of White Wine (I used Reisling)
• 1 can of Tomato Paste
• 1 tsp of Salt
• 1 tsp of Pepper
• 1 cup of Water
• 1 Jalapeno Pepper (opt)

Method

• Start your cooking by mincing the Onion, Celery, and Green Bell Pepper (And Jalapeno if you choose)
• Grease a Large pot (I used Canola oil, but any will do)
• Sweat the Onion for 2-3 minutes
• Add the Celery, Bell Pepper, and Ground Beef and allow the beef to brown and fat to release into pot
• Drain all but a small portion of the fat (1/4 cup roughly)
• Add water, tomato paste
• If you want to, add the packet of Sloppy Joe Mix for extra body
• Add Thyme, Salt, Cumin, Wine, Garlic, Pepper and Jalapeno
• Bring to a boil
• Stir for approx 6 mins to allow to thicken

Serving

• Do whatever you want