Grandma Johnson’s Sloppy Joes
January 2, 2008
Dad has got this recipe down cold, but the credit and all the glory goes to Grandma. This is a recipe even Zeb will eat.
Grandma’s Sloppy Joes[12 hamburger buns]
- BROWN hamburger, onion
2# ground beef1 large onion, dicedsalt – about 1 tsp. but salt to taste
- Prepare sauce in small bowl
2 cups ketchup1 tsp dry mustard (1 Tablespoon reg mustard can be substituted)1 tsp worcestershire sauce1/4 cup cider vinegar1/4 cup brown sugar
- Drain grease, leaving browned hamburger mixture in skillet
- Add sauce, stir well
- Simmer uncovered for at least 1/2 hour, stirring occasionally, allowing sauce to cook down.
- Serve on hamburger buns.
(depending on your group, you can divide or double, this recipe — be creative, and add your own spices or condiments)
Judy’s French Stew
January 2, 2008
Here is the official recipe for Judy’s French Stew. I tend to put a little more beer, and cut the root veggies into smaller pieces. And serve it with rustic artisan bread with heavy cream butter and dark beer.
One note: count your Bay leaves when you put them in, and make sure you get that many back out.
5# onions, peeled and sliced thinly
- cook onions slowly on low heat (but do not brown) until onions are translucent, and soft — no crunch left)
3# stew beef4 T flour1 tsp salt1 tsp pepper
- Mix flour, salt & pepr in brown bag or gallon size baggie
- divide beef into 3 portions and shake in bag with flour, salt & pepper
- Using hot skillet with about 3 T oil, in single-layers, sear dredged beef, until uniformly browned (not cooked through, however). Remove and hold until all is browned.
- In very large stew pot, stir together the following:
Cooked onionsBrowned stew beef1 can beer1 T catsup2 bay leaves10-12 carrots, sliced into 1 to 1-1/2″ thick slices8-10 potatoes, quartered or approximately 2″ cubes
- Simmer slowly on low-heat, covered (or use crock pot) for 6-8 hours, or until onions have disappeared. [appearance of french onion soup with stew vegetables and beef].
- Stir occasionally, being sure to stir to bottom of pot, so bottom doesn’t scorch.]
- Allow to sit 10-15 minutes before serving; Remove bay leaves before serving.
Serve with hot rolls. Serves 6-8. Great left-overs.
[Thanks to mom for sending this, and thanks to Judy for discovering it.]