How to Make Sloppy Joe’s for a Crowd

I have recently found my family’s secret recipe for Sloppy Joe’s for a crowd. This recipe will make 100 sandwiches if directions are followed. The original recipe is done in hand fulls, half containers, and such. I have translated Mom’s short hand into a more conventional terminology. This is a family secret recipe If you don’t share it, a short grey hair woman will show up at your party carrying a large boom box playing loud Polka music… that’s MOM! Now let’s roll up our sleeves, take off our rings, wash our hands and get cooking…

Sloppy Joe’s for 100 sandwiches

1. You make the sandwiches you will get about 10 per pound. If you put the meat and the buns out you will only average 6-8 per pound.
2. Make sure you buy 3″ buns. Bigger buns will also reduce your sandwich per pound average.
3. I figure an average of 2 sandwiches per teenager or 1½ per adult

Ingredients:

10-12 pounds 80/20 ground beef (Leaner if you choose I have also used ground turkey)

1+ cup Chateau de Pollo (aka chicken stock)

5-6 softball size yellow onions fine diced

2 whole stalks celery fine diced (leaves too)

3-4 green bell peppers fine diced (May use red or yellow)

1 cup yellow mustard

2 sticks real butter (unsalted)

¼ cup chili powder

½ cup Worcestershire sauce

1 pound tater chips crushed fine (your favorite brand)

3-4 large jars spaghetti sauce (Your favorite non chunky brand)

Directions:

Put all ingredients into electric roaster set @ 350, break up ground beef and mix well. Mix again every 15 min for three hours… will hold for several hours if necessary but you can serve now. The cook should always taste at least one before serving. Note An old fashion potato masher makes breaking the ground beef up an easy chore.

OK the recipe is now yours. You can help the cheerleaders raise money for a cheer leading camp, sell sandwiches at the next Home game. Better idea feed the team and the cheerleaders after the game... JV’s too.. Maybe the youth group @ church needs a special thank you meal. Share the link with all your friends and on your favorite social networking page. Y’all will be the hero of any group that’s hungry and needs a great meal prepared with love… Show the love by example. They will know your love by your examples. Mizpah ;-]].