MsKnit
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Post by MsKnit on Mar 13, 2016 21:34:55 GMT
Our sloppy joes are similar to the OP.
Growing up, mom used Manwich and there was never cheese on them. I make ours from scratch. My husband was the first one I saw putting cheese on them.
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Post by winogirl on Mar 13, 2016 21:43:08 GMT
Manwich and ground beef for me too. Although lately I've been making the Unsloppy Joe recipe on the Pillsbury website. My dh likes that variant better than using buns. No cheese though.
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Post by cmhs on Mar 13, 2016 21:52:21 GMT
When I first moved to NJ, I was shocked to learn that some people call what you had a Sloppy Joe (basically a sub with Cole slaw). I guess it's a NJ thing. To me and my family, sloppy Joe is ground beef, onions, tomato sauce, etc. on a burger bun.
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Post by hop2 on Mar 13, 2016 22:02:18 GMT
When I first moved to NJ, I was shocked to learn that some people call what you had a Sloppy Joe (basically a sub with Cole slaw). I guess it's a NJ thing. To me and my family, sloppy Joe is ground beef, onions, tomato sauce, etc. on a burger bun. Really?  ? I'm a Jersey girl, I've never heard of it!!! ( though I did live from 5yrs -20yrs old in NY state. But still I spent summers in NJ my whole life. Never once heard it before last night ( in Jersey ) |
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Post by cmhs on Mar 13, 2016 22:04:32 GMT
My Dh's family used to live in Morris County and they used to talk about a place in Morristown where they got sloppy joes (the sub and Cole slaw kind).
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Post by hop2 on Mar 13, 2016 22:10:05 GMT
My Dh's family used to live in Morris County and they used to talk about a place in Morristown where they got sloppy joes (the sub and Cole slaw kind). well, that explains it I guess. I lived east of here and soent summers down the shore only lived near/next to Morris county for the last 16 years. I guess I've been unobservant for 16 years! |
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Post by jenjie on Mar 13, 2016 22:15:10 GMT
When I first moved to NJ, I was shocked to learn that some people call what you had a Sloppy Joe (basically a sub with Cole slaw). I guess it's a NJ thing. To me and my family, sloppy Joe is ground beef, onions, tomato sauce, etc. on a burger bun. Really? ? I'm a Jersey girl, I've never heard of it!!! ( though I did live from 5yrs -20yrs old in NY state. But still I spent summers in NJ my whole life. Never once heard it before last night ( in Jersey ) Agreed. Whatever cmhs described is not a NJ sloppy joe. And hop2 you grossed me out with the sloppy and warm talk upthread.  |
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Post by crazy4scraps on Mar 13, 2016 22:26:24 GMT
When I make sloppy joes I brown ground beef with diced onion and sometimes green pepper. I add a can of tomato soup, some ketchup, worcestershire sauce, vinegar, and brown sugar. Let it simmer for a while and then serve it on a soft bun. I watched an episode of Throw Down with Bobby Flay where they were making sloppy joes. They said it should remind you of something you were served in a school cafeteria. They also stressed the soft bun. I've never had a sloppy joe with cheese. I live in MN. This sounds like how my mom made them. But she added chopped celery too for a little crunch. And I'm in MN too. |
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Post by tduby1 on Mar 13, 2016 22:26:59 GMT
I was raised in Michigan, and if I'm making sloppy joes - they must have a can of chicken gumbo soup added to it ! Never lived outside of Michigan and I've never ever heard of this. OP, locally, I've recently had a cold ham, turkey and cole slaw sandwich at one restaurant and at another a cold turkey and coleslaw sandwich. Both were delicious but neither were called "sloppy joes". Ive only ever had your version, either homemade sauce or from a can. My dad, the most frugal man I know, needing to feed 13 kids, had an interesting sloppy joe recipe growing up. He made his own sauce out of ketchup and mustard and whatever other condiment caught his eye in the fridge (relish, pickles, bbq sauce,etc) and if there happened to be anything else in the fridge he could throw in to stretch it he did. (Cooked carrots chopped added, leftover spaghetti sauce, leftover meats from previous meals, etc.). Looking back it was really gross, I guess but growing up with hot dogs on our homemade pizzas, we didn't know it then. |
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Post by hop2 on Mar 13, 2016 22:35:34 GMT
Really? ? I'm a Jersey girl, I've never heard of it!!! ( though I did live from 5yrs -20yrs old in NY state. But still I spent summers in NJ my whole life. Never once heard it before last night ( in Jersey ) Agreed. Whatever cmhs described is not a NJ sloppy joe. And hop2 you grossed me out with the sloppy and warm talk upthread. Sorry |
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Post by cmhs on Mar 13, 2016 22:48:49 GMT
Really? ? I'm a Jersey girl, I've never heard of it!!! ( though I did live from 5yrs -20yrs old in NY state. But still I spent summers in NJ my whole life. Never once heard it before last night ( in Jersey ) Agreed. Whatever cmhs described is not a NJ sloppy joe. And hop2 you grossed me out with the sloppy and warm talk upthread. Not making it up. I just double checked with DH because I wanted to have my facts straight. He had never heard of it either until his family lived here in the 70s. |
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Post by ellen on Mar 13, 2016 22:52:16 GMT
When I make sloppy joes I brown ground beef with diced onion and sometimes green pepper. I add a can of tomato soup, some ketchup, worcestershire sauce, vinegar, and brown sugar. Let it simmer for a while and then serve it on a soft bun. I watched an episode of Throw Down with Bobby Flay where they were making sloppy joes. They said it should remind you of something you were served in a school cafeteria. They also stressed the soft bun. I've never had a sloppy joe with cheese. I live in MN. This sounds like how my mom made them. But she added chopped celery too for a little crunch. And I'm in MN too. I forgot to mention that I add chopped celery too. I've never had a sloppy joe in MN that wasn't similar to how I make them. My youngest daughter loves them, so we have them at least a couple times a month. |
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Post by cmhs on Mar 13, 2016 22:55:59 GMT
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Post by just PEAchy on Mar 13, 2016 23:02:20 GMT
I make mine the way my mom did-ground beef, onion, bbq sauce, ketchup and chili powder. Everyone loves them, she made them for the soccer field concession stand for years.
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Post by *sprout* on Mar 13, 2016 23:07:17 GMT
I was raised in Michigan, and if I'm making sloppy joes - they must have a can of chicken gumbo soup added to it ! This Michigan pea knows exactly what you are talking about!! My great-grandma made the this way, so that's how I learned to make it. I've never met anyone else who uses chicken gumbo soup. |
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Post by melanell on Mar 13, 2016 23:10:07 GMT
The recipes vary by person, but the same general idea as the recipe you posted is what I consider to be Sloppy Joes----or, if you grew up around NE PA----"wimpies".
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Post by hop2 on Mar 13, 2016 23:10:42 GMT
What I dont learn at 2peas I swear. I went to college in Newark and worked for a year and a half in Maplewood and never heard of it. But the original is a tongue sandwich and I don't like tongue so that could explain it. Thanks peas educating me about my own birth state lol |
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Post by jenjie on Mar 13, 2016 23:28:45 GMT
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Post by genealopea on Mar 13, 2016 23:49:28 GMT
Ha! Yes, North Jersey. My DH is from Madison (next to Morristown), home of CJ's Deli - they're known for their "Sloppy Joe" sandwiches, which don't look anything like the ground beef version that I grew up with.  Believe me, they're sloppy. And incredibly good. I've never heard of them anywhere else, and whenever we're back in the area, we make sure to get some. (Other restaurants in the area might make them, too, but it's the only place DH's family gets them.) |
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Post by quinlove on Mar 14, 2016 2:20:00 GMT
I was raised in Michigan, and if I'm making sloppy joes - they must have a can of chicken gumbo soup added to it ! This Michigan pea knows exactly what you are talking about!! My great-grandma made the this way, so that's how I learned to make it. I've never met anyone else who uses chicken gumbo soup. Yay !!! How cool is that. |
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Post by gmcwife1 on Mar 14, 2016 5:51:33 GMT
Manwich sauce stirred into ground beef. I have never heard of slaw served on a sloppy joe. These are our Sloppy Joes too. |
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Post by littlemama on Mar 14, 2016 12:08:32 GMT
I don't think I have ever had a sloppy joe.  Down here, you can get a pulled pork bbq sandwich on a bun with slaw on it. Most people I know will order slaw on the side if the sandwich doesn't come with it on it already. But no one would call it a sloppy joe. I don't think I understand those words - I wouldn't have thought there was ANYONE who hadn't had a sloppy joe! 
A pulled Pork bbq sandwich with slaw on it is exactly that and available just about everywhere, it's not even close to a sloppy joe.
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Post by gritzi on Mar 14, 2016 12:11:34 GMT
Rachael Ray's Super Sloppy Joe recipe is my absolute favorite!
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Post by Scrapbrat on Mar 14, 2016 12:20:42 GMT
Your recipe is close, but to me, sloppy joes are always all ground beef, and the sauce has more of a BBQ taste to it. And no cheese, ever. I like Pioneer Woman's recipe, although hers is too "sloppy" and I eliminate the water in the recipe.
I've never heard of a sandwich like what you were served being called a sloppy joe.
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Post by anxiousmom on Mar 14, 2016 12:31:15 GMT
I don't think I have ever had a sloppy joe. Down here, you can get a pulled pork bbq sandwich on a bun with slaw on it. Most people I know will order slaw on the side if the sandwich doesn't come with it on it already. But no one would call it a sloppy joe. I don't think I understand those words - I wouldn't have thought there was ANYONE who hadn't had a sloppy joe!
A pulled Pork bbq sandwich with slaw on it is exactly that and available just about everywhere, it's not even close to a sloppy joe.
I guess my mom didn't like them and never served them-and then because it wasn't a normal for me, it never showed up on my menus either.  Not only that, but my mom was a bit of the hippie granola girl and I didn't ever really have pizza or bagels or chinese food or fast food until I was in middle school. |
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Post by *sprout* on Mar 14, 2016 12:40:11 GMT
Yay !!! How cool is that. Are you saying your sloppy joe was ground beef with chunks of chicken and sausage and ham, as in gumbo? Nope, no Sausage or ham, and very little chicken. The soup used is the canned/condensed chicken gumbo. I've only used Campbell's, and it's mostly tomatoes and rice with smaller pieces of chicken, which breakdown even smaller as it cooks. |
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Post by *sprout* on Mar 14, 2016 12:45:32 GMT
Here's the recipe I use for sloppy joes for everyone scratching their heads over the chicken gumbo soup.
1 lb hamburger
1/2 diced onions
1/2 ketchup
1 can condensed chicken gumbo soup
1 (8 oz) can tomato sauce
1 tbsp worcestershire sauce
Salt & pepper to taste
Brown and drain hamburger. Add rest of ingredients. Heat to a boil. Cover and simmer.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2016 14:20:32 GMT
Sloppy Joes to me are the Manwich type. From the can, homemade whatever, ground beef in a savory tomato type sauce on a squishy white bun. American cheese optional.
I've had grilled deli type turkey sandwiches with coleslaw. I've usually seen them called Rachel's. Like corned beef and sauerkraut is a Reuben.
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Post by jenjie on Mar 14, 2016 15:53:06 GMT
I don't think I understand those words - I wouldn't have thought there was ANYONE who hadn't had a sloppy joe!
A pulled Pork bbq sandwich with slaw on it is exactly that and available just about everywhere, it's not even close to a sloppy joe.
I guess my mom didn't like them and never served them-and then because it wasn't a normal for me, it never showed up on my menus either. Not only that, but my mom was a bit of the hippie granola girl and I didn't ever really have pizza or bagels or chinese food or fast food until I was in middle school. I never liked them either and wouldn't make them. I don't know why I did, maybe dh wanted it or something but I found a pretty good recipe online. I'm not a Manwich fan. It reminds me of school lunch. |
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Post by smartypants71 on Mar 14, 2016 16:04:52 GMT
Manwich plus ground beef on a cheap bun. Even better when served with Bugles so you can scoop up whatever feel out of the bun  The only time I've ever had slaw on a sandwich is either with a pulled pork sandwich or a Primanti Bros sandwich (Pittsburgh) |
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? I'm a Jersey girl, I've never heard of it!!! ( though I did live from 5yrs -20yrs old in NY state. But still I spent summers in NJ my whole life. Never once heard it before last night ( in Jersey ) 
Believe me, they're sloppy. And incredibly good. 
Not only that, but my mom was a bit of the hippie granola girl and I didn't ever really have pizza or bagels or chinese food or fast food until I was in middle school. 
