I'm easily influenced, saw post and made sloppy Joe. Paired it with cucumber salad made from cucumber and tomato from the garden.

Both look delicious Jesse

You guys have made me hungry for Sloppy Joes, sooooo I just took out a package of hamburger to thaw for some. I usually use the Manwich Bourbon B B Q and then add to it(onions, green chilies, Cajun seasoning, etc.)

I made one today. I used the method in the video link in my OP. With a couple of differences: no sugar, and I added McCormick Roasted Ground Cumin. I love that spice.

I had some coleslaw with it – a natural companion for a sloppy joe.

Here’s the link to that good four minute how-to video again:

https://youtu.be/odK2BCXOv5s

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I added McCormick Roasted Ground Cumin

Is there a flavor difference between ground cumin and roasted ground cumin? I haven't knowlingly tried the roasted version.

I love a good Sloppy Joe sammichs. My mom made an amazing one, but most of the time it was from a can, of course it was doctored up, and good, but not as awesome as her homemade. Unfortunately I don't have the recipe.

My elementary school when I was a kid had pretty good Sloppy Joe sammichs. A little greasy, but still good.

As a kid I always looked forward to them for lunch, or especially when mom would make them. Add a slice of America cheese and a dill pickle and I was a happy kid! Some Fritos on the side and jackpot baby!

There is a couple places around here that do a good Sloppy Joe, one is across the river by the Big Four Bridge, it's a really good sammich.

There is a place in downtown Louisville that also has good Sloppy Joe, I don't remember the name.

Now you all have me wanting a Sloppy Joe sammich!


ARman

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Originally posted by Bassamatic:
Been a fan of sloppy joe's all of my life...and that has been a LOT of years. I have tried numerous home made recipes, and different canned brands but I find myself always coming back to Manwich Bold.

Yes, it does have a sweetness to it but therein lies the attraction.

I agree, I might have Sloppy Joes maybe once or twice a year, and we make it with Manwich because eating Sloppy Joes is an act of pure nostalgia for us, a direct reminder of my childhood. I have made scratch Joes, but it ain't the same.

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Originally posted by tatortodd:

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I added McCormick Roasted Ground Cumin

Is there a flavor difference between ground cumin and roasted ground cumin? I haven't knowlingly tried the roasted version.

IMO the McCormick Roasted Ground Cumin has a different, and richer, flavor than any other cumin that I’ve tried. No surprise – roasting improves the flavor of lots of consumables. Coffee beans, marshmallows, and beef to name three disparate examples.

I used to buy small bottles of it at my grocery stores, but it became hard to find, so I buy big jars of it on Amazon nowadays. More economical too.

McCormick Culinary Ground Roasted Cumin, 16 oz
https://a.co/d/biqPxUa

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Thanks for the explanation. I'll give it a try after I use up my 16 oz giant container of regular McCormick's cumin.

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Originally posted by Pipe Smoker:

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Originally posted by tatortodd:

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I added McCormick Roasted Ground Cumin

Is there a flavor difference between ground cumin and roasted ground cumin? I haven't knowlingly tried the roasted version.

IMO the McCormick Roasted Ground Cumin has a different, and richer, flavor than any other cumin that I’ve tried. No surprise – roasting improves the flavor of lots of consumables. Coffee beans, marshmallows, and beef to name three disparate examples.

I used to buy small bottles of it at my grocery stores, but it became hard to find, so I buy big jars of it on Amazon nowadays. More economical too.

McCormick Culinary Ground Roasted Cumin, 16 oz
https://a.co/d/biqPxUa

It's the same deal with nuts, you heat up the oils in the spices and its brings out the flavors, makes a more distinct taste. Cumin is one of my favorite spices to use, gives certain meat dishes more depth.

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Originally posted by PASig:
loose meat

Reminds me of Duluth Trading commercials.

^^^^^
Not “tuck friendly”, so you won’t find ‘em at Target.

When they were served to me in the school cafeteria, they were called "Messy Charlies."

DANG IT!!!

When I initially read this thread the other day, I had in mind to get ground beef and a package of Sloppy Joe mix when I went to Kroger today. DAMMIT if I didn't forget to get that stuff.

The one PASig refers to that is sold in Quik Check is called a Champ Sandwich.

Other places may call it a Sloppy Joe. I am used to the normal kind and had one this year. Just put it in a bowl for me with no bread.

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Originally posted by Captain Morgan:
The one PASig refers to that is sold in Quik Check is called a Champ Sandwich.

Other places may call it a Sloppy Joe. I am used to the normal kind and had one this year. Just put it in a bowl for me with no bread.

My first job out of culinary school was at a restaurant in Chatham, NJ and I lived in the next town over in Madison, NJ not far from Morristown. All the little delis and sandwich shops in that area called them Sloppy Joes. Which was very confusing for me as a Sloppy Joe is what the OP is talking about and that's a reddish meat sauce concoction on a bun. Not a Corned Beef Special.

My parents grew up in the mid-west and my Mom made both Sloppy Joes and Maid Rites (with pickle slices). My sister and I loved them. Ground beef was quite inexpensive back then when watching food expenses at home. My Mom could do a lot with ground beef back then.

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Originally posted by DanH:

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Originally posted by urbanwarrior238:
Trader Joe's brand 'Pulled Jackfruit in smokey BBQ sauce'. This is really delicious, spicy/tangy and you would never know it is a vegy/fruit type meat product.

Highly recommend. Give it a try.

One of the BBQ restaurants near me, Char Bar, smokes jackfruit and it is quite delicious. It's my favorite type of vegan food that doesn't pretend to be something else. It's just tasty full stop.

Maybe, try adding some durian to compliment the jackfruit. I hear its the bomb.

^^