Sloppy Bobs

Long story short, at some point in my childhood we started calling Sloppy Joe's, i.e. Manwiches, Sloppy Bob's....Don't ask me where the story came from because I don't know where/why or how. But I do remember them being something that I enjoyed, both at home and at school. The school ones were only good with a slice of American cheese on them though.

Here is the recipe that I made tonight. I pulled it mostly from this online source.

I've made some alterations, so here is my recipe:

Sloppy Bobs

1 lb ground beef
Pinch of salt
Shake of Mrs. Dash

1 medium onion, diced finely
1 bell pepper, diced finely

1 tsp cumin
1 tsp coriander
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp salt
1 tsp ground pepper
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
3 TB brown sugar

2 tsp cider vinegar
1 1/4 cup water
1 6 oz can of tomato paste

and something extra:
1/2 tsp Zanzibar Cheromula from Nirmala's Kitchen. (I thought it would be good. It was, I'd add more in the future!)

In a large pan, brown the beef, while browning season with a little salt and Mrs. Dash....I always give my ground beef a little season, even if more is seasoning is coming later...it'll just taste better. Drain of most of the fat. Add the onions and peppers and cook for about 5 until the onions and peppers soft. When they are done, add in the spices and stir for about a minute. Add the water, cider vinegar and tomato paste. Allow to simmer for 5-10 minutes until hot, sloppy and bubbly.

Serve on hot roll and garnish with cheese if you like, I do!

Here they are. We had funny square bagels that I toasted up under the broiler and put some cheese on. Perfect. I'd highly recommend this and think it would be great with a ground turkey or chicken as well.