Barbecue or Sloppy Joe

My mom called these sloppy joe, McKay's mom called them barbecue. I don't have a written recipe from my mom, but it was similar to Grandma Jane's.

From Grandma Jane Matthews

1 pint chili sauce

½ cup brown sugar

3 Tbs Worcestershire sauce

1 tsp dry mustard

1 cup ketchup

1 cup tomato juice

¼ cup vinegar

pepper

3 lbs. hamburger

1 large onion

Brown hamburger (salt and pepper it) and onion together. Mix the rest of the ingredients in a pot. Add hamburger to liquid mixture. Simmer about 5 – 10 min.

Or

Put all ingredients in with the browned hamburger and simmer.

Serve on hamburger buns or bread. Lightly toast buns in the broiler if desired.

Toasted Buns

This was Grandma’s original recipe. I have never made that much so here are the amounts I use: 

Serves 4, fills about 6 buns

1/3 cup chili sauce

1 Tbs . brown sugar

1 ½ tsp. Worcestershire sauce

¼ tsp dry mustard

2 Tbs ketchup

3 Tbs. tomato sauce (I usually don’t have tomato juice on hand)

1 tsp. vinegar

pepper

½ lb. hamburger

¼ cup finely chopped onion

Or just brown some hamburger and add a bottle of barbecue sauce to it. (Quick meal)

Note: I always rinse my hamburger in a colander after cooking to decrease the fat.

Rinsing the hamburger and onion