Dad's Busy Burgers (Blonde Sloppy Joes)
Easy ground beef recipe with lightly caramelized onions, garlic, and Worcestershire sauce, creates a "blonde" sloppy joe.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds ground beef
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 medium yellow onion, small-dice
- 1 teaspoon garlic, finely minced
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup flavorful, low sodium beef stock, more stock if you like it "saucy"
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- Kosher salt, to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly-cracked black pepper, see Notes
Instructions
- In a large skillet, crumble and brown the ground beef, rendering all the fat, until no more pink is seen. Drain well. Set aside.
- Wipe the skillet. Over medium heat, add the butter and allow it to melt. Add the onions. Sauté until the onions are somewhat caramelized. (You can fully caramelize the onions if you prefer.) This can take anywhere between 10 and 20 minutes, all depending on your heat source and how much caramelization you put into the onions.
- Add the garlic and stir for 30 seconds.
- Add the drained beef back into the skillet and stir. Sprinkle the flour, a pinch of salt (or more to taste), and pepper over the entire beef mixture. Stir for about 2 minutes, or until the flour is blended throughout and no lumps of flour are seen. This will also cook out the raw flour taste.
- Add the stock and Worcestershire, stir. Bring to a gentle simmer and stir until the beef mixture thickens.
- Carefully taste (the mixture is hot) for salt and pepper and add as needed. Keep warm over low heat.
- This next step is optional…Separate the buns, laying them cut-side up on a baking sheet. Evenly divide the butter between the buns, smearing a thin layer on each cut side. Put the oven on broil and place the buns under the broiler just long enough to lightly toast the buns. Alternatively, you can butter the cut sides and place them face down in a skillet over medium-high heat until lightly browned and toasty.
- Serve the warm beef mixture immediately on buns. Add cheese slices if you prefer.
Notes
Sub beef tallow or bacon grease for the butter.
Freshly-cracked black pepper, and lots of it, made such a difference. I added more than I would for any recipe. The pepper added an extra layer of flavor that was so delicious with the beef and onions. It was a nice surprise while testing the recipe. Use less or more according to your tastes, if you’d prefer. It is an ingredient that enhances the flavor and won’t affect the texture of the dish.
Nutrition chart is calculated for the beef mixture only. No buns or cheese were included in the chart. Chart was calculated with ½ teaspoon kosher salt.
Trans fats percentage is naturally occurring in beef. “Ground beef from grass-fed cattle naturally contains more omega-3 fatty acids than from grain-fed cattle (three times as much) but is higher in saturated and trans-fat.” (Texas A&M).
Nutrition Facts
Dad's Busy Burgers (Blonde Sloppy Joes)
Amount per Serving
Calories
491.94
% Daily Value*
Fat
36.86
g
57
%
Saturated Fat
14.63
g
91
%
Trans Fat
2.01
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
1.01
g
Monounsaturated Fat
15.86
g
Cholesterol
128.71
mg
43
%
Sodium
463.78
mg
20
%
Potassium
584.32
mg
17
%
Carbohydrates
7.45
g
2
%
Fiber
0.67
g
3
%
Sugar
2.55
g
3
%
Protein
30.67
g
61
%
Vitamin C
3.33
mg
4
%
Calcium
52.56
mg
5
%
Iron
4.14
mg
23
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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