Mama's Sloppy Joe's

I'm going to be honest right up front and say to you that this recipe is so ridiculously easy that it makes me pee myself. I'm also going to say that not only is it easy but it is CHEAP!!!!!

What you will need:

1 lb Hamburger meat
1 large Onions
3 tbsp Seasoning Salt
1/2 cup Worcestershire Sauce
2 gloves Garlic
4 tbsp BUTTER

Here are the rules:

1:) All of these things taste better if you make your own and save them in your pantry. Okay well not like "everything" everything because you know who can slaughter their own cow but the Seasoning Salt and Worcestershire Sauce is better because you can make a big batch and have it on hand for whenever you need it. i'm going to have to post how to make those now and I will, but for future Sloppy Joe endeavors remember that.

2:) Do not be afraid to flavor. My theory "when in doubt use more butter".

3:) have fun. Cooking is to be enjoyed. It is not a chore. It is a hobby.

Okay we got our ingredients, we got our rules, we're ready to start.

First cut up your onion to however you like it. Long strips? Cool. Chunks? Cool. Itty Bitty bite size pieces....okay sure.
Then we're gonna mince 2 gloves of garlic. Just slaughter the hell out that garlic. The smaller the better.
Grab the biggest skillet you have and throw in 2 Tbsp butter.
Melt the butter down and throw in your onion.
We're going to soften up the onion but we don't want it to completely caramelise so just a few minutes on the stove top, let it turn into a deep yellowish color but not yet browning on the sides just enough to get the flavors seeping out is good.
Then pour the onion onto a plate and let them sit while we cook the meat....in the same skillet. This is important because we want all these flavors to just soak each other up.
Before we put that meat on the skillet though lets just mix it up with some added flavor.
Grab the seasoning salt and just sprinkle that salt all over that meat. I mean really get it in there.
This is all to taste. I could give you a number but it doesn't really matter go with what you like.
I'm not big on the measuring part of cooking but if you really needed a number I'd say I use about 3 tbsp of it.
Use you're hands to mix it really good into that meat.
Add the meat to the skillet and let the meat brown for awhile.
Just before it gets all the way done throw in about 1/2 cup of the Worcestershire sauce, the garlic, the onion, and another 2 tbsp of butter.
Turn the heat down to nice simmer and let it cook for awhile.
While the meat is cooking toast your hamburger buns. Trust me on this people toast your hamburger buns.
When your meat looks good and done take a taste.
The sauce is going to cook down a little bit so if you decide you want more sauce to pour over your meat add a little more butter. Scoop up the meat and onions pile it onto of your toasted buns and if you're anything like me take a spoon and add some of that wonderful sauce on top. MMMMM GOOD!

Comments

[abigail]

Oh. My. Heck. DELICIOUS!! Gonna make these again! Thank you!! The onions Make the dish. :-D