When I developed my sloppy Joe recipe it was important to me that I use actual tomato products to make the tomato sauce. I enjoy ketchup, but as a condiment, not as a sauce base! I have to say, I have some opinions about this! I honestly cannot stand sloppy Joes that use ketchup as their only source of tomato product. And some recipes use a combination of the two- using mostly tomato products and adding in a little bit of ketchup too. Some recipes simply call for ketchup, and a lot of it! Others use tomatos in various forms with added ingredients and spices. The biggest difference that you are likely to find with sloppy Joes is the use of a pure tomato based sauce vs the use of ketchup.
Classic recipes tend to have little variation between them. Sloppy Joes VariationsĪt its core, sloppy Joes are a basic combination of ground beef with a tomato based sauce. But it is hard to argue with the popularity that it has maintained for almost 90 years. Sloppy Joes can sometimes get a bad rap for its humble look and odd combination of ingredients. It essentially creates ready made sloppy Joes. They gained an even larger following in the 1970s with the introduction of Manwich, a tomato based sauce that is added to ground beef. Sloppy Joes became more popular in the 1940s when recipes started showing up in cookbooks. It is hard to know for certain which origin story is true, but regardless, we know that sloppy Joes have been in existence in some form since the 1930s. And that is how it came to be known as the Sloppy Joe sandwich. Supposedly in the 1930s, a cook at the tavern, named Joe, created a loose meat sandwich with a tomato based sauce. Similar to hamburgers, but with loose meat instead of a patty. The tavern served “loose meat sandwiches” which are sandwiches that are made from seasoned ground beef and topped with pickles, onions, mustard, and ketchup. This bar was a popular place amongst American tourists, particularly during the Prohibition.Īnother potential origin of sloppy Joes is from a different Sloppy Joe’s bar, this one was located in Key West, Florida, which coincidentally opened on the day that the Prohibition ended in 1933.Ī third potential source of the sloppy Joes sandwich traces back to a tavern in Sioux City, Iowa. Some theories suggest that the sloppy Joe sandwich originated at Sloppy Joe’s bar in Havana, Cuba. There is a debate about the origin of sloppy Joes, but there is no doubt that it is a recipe that dates back to the early 20th century. Sloppy Joes make a great weekday meal that is easy to pull together and is a big hit with the family! A classic vintage recipe that still enjoys a popular following today.
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