Grammy's Kitchen · Sloppy Joes · Sloppy Joes
One of 151 sloppy joes recipes we measured
It ranks #1 of 151 for gravy quality among the sloppy joes recipes we compared. 13 cooks on www.southernliving.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 151.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 26% | 0% |
| fat | 0% | 1% |
| aromatics | 32% | 22% |
| sweetener | 63% | 23% |
| salt | 1% | 0% |
| vegetables and beans | 44% | 34% |
| collagen idx | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| marbling idx | 0.6 | 0.6 |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 454 g | 1 lb. 93/7 lean ground beef |
| 198 g | 1/4 cup finely chopped green bell pepper (from 1 small [7 oz.] pepper) |
| 142 g | 1/4 cup finely chopped yellow onion (from 1 small [5 oz.] onion) |
| 13 g | 1 Tbsp. light brown sugar |
| 6 g | 1 1/2 tsp. kosher salt |
| 2 g | 1 tsp. paprika |
| 1 g | 1/2 tsp. garlic powder |
| 1 g | 1/4 tsp. black pepper |
| 272 g | 1 cup ketchup |
| 118 g | 1/2 cup water |
| 9 g | 2 tsp. yellow mustard |
| 312 g | 6 hamburger buns |
Method: 5 steps, published by www.southernliving.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“It was great.. so much better then that nasty can junk.. never was a fan of sloppy joes..until I met this recipe!! My husband who loves SJ. Said it was tasted even better..! I didn't measure exact amounts mentioned.. Just eyed and tasted. I also added a small ” — a cook, 5★
“SO much tastier than anything store-bought but still so easy!” — a cook, 5★