About
As anyone who has ever eaten a sloppy Joe can attest, it's basically already a dip that a bun can barely contain. So why not cut out the middle man and embrace sloppy Joe filling as a dip, pure and simple? Midwest Sloppy Joe Dip is everything you'd expect from a sloppy Joe: beefy, sweet, tangy, with deep savory notes, and a blanket of melty cheese. Only now you dip into it! Midwest Sloppy Joe Dip finally embraces the full fun of the sloppy Joe!
Ingredients
- 2 pounds extra-lean ground beef
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 green bell peppers, diced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- cayenne pepper, to taste
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup ketchup
- 1 cup cheddar cheese, room temperature, finely shredded
- 1 French baguette, sliced, for serving
Directions
Step 1 -In a large pot or skillet over medium heat, add the ground beef, the onions, and the bell peppers and cook, while crumbling the meat and stirring often, until the beef is no longer pink, about 5-8 minutes.
Step 2 -Drain the excess fat from the pot.
Step 3 -Add the garlic to the beef mixture and cook, while stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute.
Step 4 -Add the flour to the beef mixture and cook, while stirring, until incorporated and the raw flour smell disappears, about 1 minute.
Step 5 -Add the brown sugar, the Dijon mustard, the Worcestershire sauce, the salt, the black pepper, and the cayenne pepper to the beef mixture and stir well to combine.
Step 6 -Add the chicken broth and the ketchup to the beef mixture and stir until combined.
Step 7 -Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer the beef mixture until it has thickened, about 30 minutes.
Step 8 -Pour the beef mixture into a serving dish.
Step 9 -Sprinkle the beef mixture with the cheese and allow it to melt.
Step 10 -Serve with the baguette slices.
