On Wed, 06 Feb 2013 08:12:36 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

> On 2/6/2013 7:23 AM, Ophelia wrote:
> >>>> is called "sloppy" because if you've ever tried to pick one up to eat
> >>>> it... Well, then you'll know!
> >>>
> >>> Thanks! So it is a knife and fork job is it?
> >>
> >> I don't know anyone who eats a sloppy joe with a knife and fork.
> >> They're served on hamburger buns. Just don't overfill the bun. Lean
> >> over the plate a bit when you're taking a bite.
> >
> > Sure sounds like a knife and fork job to me) Could you talk me though
> > making it? I had assumed it was the same as hamburger (the patty) but
> > broken up.
> > --
>
> Use a knife and fork if you wish Making it? Minced beef, salt &
> peppered then browned. I add a bit of minced onion and cook it with the
> beef in the fat until tender. Drain the beef well. Add tomato sauce or
> tomato puree and any sort of seasonings you might want. Simmer it on
> low heat for a while to cook down the sauce, stirring occasionally.

I like a little molasses in mine when I make it from scratch, but when
push comes to shove - nothing beats the Manwich packet AFAIC.

> Spoon onto hamburger buns (I like mine lightly toasted). That's about it.
>
Otherwise it will turn to mush immediately.



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