Brad's greek style sloppy joes
Brad's greek style sloppy joes

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I always loved the taste of feta cheese. I did not want just to do a meat patty with feta inside, so I came up with this sloppy joe version. This was very easy and a nice change of pace from regular sloppy joes.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have brad's greek style sloppy joes using 23 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Brad's greek style sloppy joes:
  1. Prepare 2 lb ground beef
  2. Get 1/2 lb breakfast sausage
  3. Take 2 clove fresh garlic minced
  4. Make ready 1 medium onion diced
  5. Take 1/4 cup diced red pepper
  6. Take 1 cup tomato sauce
  7. Prepare 14 oz can of diced tomatoes, drained
  8. Take 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
  9. Take 1 cube chicken bouillon, reserve half for bechamel sauce
  10. Take 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  11. Get 1/2 tbsp each cinnamon, mustard, dried mint, oregano, thyme, rosemary, salt, pepper
  12. Prepare 1 bay leaf
  13. Take 1 tsp nutmeg and paprika
  14. Take 2 tbsp brown sugar
  15. Get 6 ciabatta rolls
  16. Take 1 feta cheese
  17. Get bechamel sauce
  18. Prepare 1/2 stick unsallted butter
  19. Take 4 tbsp flour
  20. Prepare 1 3/4 cup warm milk
  21. Take 1 other half of chicken bouillon cube
  22. Get 2 eggs beaten
  23. Make ready 1 salt pepper paprika cinnamon nutmeg to taste

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Instructions to make Brad's greek style sloppy joes:
  1. in a large skillet heat a bit of olive oil. add onion garlic and red pepper. saute for 3-4 minutes.
  2. add beef and brown. when meat is cooked, drain any excess fat.
  3. add to skillet; diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, lemon juice, bouillon, vinegar, all spices, bay leaf, and brown sugar.
  4. bring to a boil and reduce heat. simmer on low for 10-15 min. or until sauce reduces to a thicker sloppy joe sauce. if u are in a hurry, add a little tomato paste at this point and it will speed up the process.
  5. meanwhile start the bechamel sauce by melting butter in a sauce pot. add flour and cook roux until it browns and has a nutty aroma. stir constantly
  6. add warm milk to roux stirring constantly. if u add to fast flour will get lumpy
  7. when all milk is mixed in bring mix to a bubble. stir often. when bubbly add half of the mix to the beaten egg slowly while stirring egg. whisk egg and sauce together and slowly add back to the sauce pot. when all is incorporated back together take off heat and let cool. season to taste with above seasonings.
  8. while sauce is cooling toast buns. plate bottom bun. add dijon mustard if desired. pour sloppy joe mix on bun. top with bechamel sauce. top with feta cheese. add top bun. and get a napkin. I served with a greek salad. lets face it i have to offset this bad boy somehow.
  9. enjoy

I started with my traditional sloppy joe recipe and subbed ground lamb for the beef. Then I added red onion, a good bit of dried oregano, chopped peperoncini, feta cheese, and of course topped it all off with a homemade tzatziki sauce (don't worry - I can't. We can actually feel really good about these sloppy joes! We weirdly LOVE sloppy joes in our house. I never grew up eating them.

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