punkrockmama
09-12-2006, 10:41 PM
Hey, just thought I'd share this. I have been looking for things I usually make on the stovetop that would also work in the crock pot since the baby will be here soon.
This is a sloppy joe recipe that I found on allrecipes.com. I tweaked it and added some stuff and it comes out so good on the burner. Or in the crock pot, which I've tried twice now.
ground beef (about a pound)
one small chopped onion
big clove garlic chopped (totally unnecessary I just really like garlic)
one chopped green pepper (I never seem to have peppers when I make this so I pretty much never add it)
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
3/4 c. ketchup (could add more if you like 'em really sloppy. I usually just eyeball it and I probably do add more than that)
1 tablespoon regular yellow mustard
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
a couple of good shakes of Worcheshire sauce
3 tablespoons brown sugar
salt and pepper
I really do eyeball pretty much everything I ever do in the kitchen so you may do more or less of the ingredients. Whatever tastes good to you, I know I like to play with my food. It's fun to cook like that. :)
If on the fire then just sautee garlic, onion and pepper for a few, then add in the hamburger and brown that. Toss everything else in, stir, and turn it down to simmer. Let it go for as long as you can since it tastes better the longer it simmers.
For the crockpot, just dump everything in, give it a stir. Put it on high for an hour, then turn it down to low until dinner time. I usually start it around 9am and it's actually done by about 3 or 4pm so it hangs out until we eat at 6ish.
We have 'em on big yummy kaiser rolls with oven fries (I make those with chili powder, paprika, salt and pepper, and some olive oil). Along with some frozen corn on the cobb. So good!
This is a sloppy joe recipe that I found on allrecipes.com. I tweaked it and added some stuff and it comes out so good on the burner. Or in the crock pot, which I've tried twice now.
ground beef (about a pound)
one small chopped onion
big clove garlic chopped (totally unnecessary I just really like garlic)
one chopped green pepper (I never seem to have peppers when I make this so I pretty much never add it)
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
3/4 c. ketchup (could add more if you like 'em really sloppy. I usually just eyeball it and I probably do add more than that)
1 tablespoon regular yellow mustard
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
a couple of good shakes of Worcheshire sauce
3 tablespoons brown sugar
salt and pepper
I really do eyeball pretty much everything I ever do in the kitchen so you may do more or less of the ingredients. Whatever tastes good to you, I know I like to play with my food. It's fun to cook like that. :)
If on the fire then just sautee garlic, onion and pepper for a few, then add in the hamburger and brown that. Toss everything else in, stir, and turn it down to simmer. Let it go for as long as you can since it tastes better the longer it simmers.
For the crockpot, just dump everything in, give it a stir. Put it on high for an hour, then turn it down to low until dinner time. I usually start it around 9am and it's actually done by about 3 or 4pm so it hangs out until we eat at 6ish.
We have 'em on big yummy kaiser rolls with oven fries (I make those with chili powder, paprika, salt and pepper, and some olive oil). Along with some frozen corn on the cobb. So good!