Sandwich of Dreams:
A Field of Dreams Parody and Best Sloppy Joe Recipe Ever-Rachel Ray
Written by Kim Michael March 2015
"People will come Ray. They'll come for reasons they can't even fathom.
They'll turn up your driveway not
knowing for sure why they're doing it. They'll arrive at your door as innocent
as children, longing for the past. Of course, you'll say. We have Sloppy Joe
Sandwiches.
And you will pass over the mustard,
and the pickles, and bun, overrun with Sloppy Joe filling; and they will
take it without even thinking about it: for it is hunger they have and food
from the past they lack.
And they'll walk out in the
yard. Sit in tee-shirts and sweatshirts
under a soft summer moon, and find they have reserved seats somewhere by an
open fire where they sat as children, cooking smores; And they’ll eat their
Sloppy Joe sandwiches and it'll be as if they dipped themselves in magic
waters. The memories will be so thick they'll have to brush them away from
their faces.
People will eat Sloppy Joes, Ray.
The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been Sloppy Joe sandwiches.
America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers; erased like a blackboard,
rebuilt and erased again. But Sloppy Joes have marked the time.
This sandwich, this filling Ray:
it's a part of our past. It reminds of
us of what was once good--and it could be again.
Oh... people will eat Sloppy Joes,
Ray. People will most definitely eat. "
BEST EVER SLOPPY JOE RECIPE: Courtesy Rachel Ray
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon
extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turn of the pan
- 2 ½ pounds
ground Turkey or Beef (if you use turkey be sure to cook out extra
moisture before combining ingredients).
- 1/2 cup
brown sugar
- 2
tablespoon steak seasoning blend, such as McCormick brand Montreal
Seasoning
- 2
medium onion, chopped
- 2
small red bell pepper, chopped
- 2
tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 2
tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 4 cups
tomato sauce (32 oz)
- 4
tablespoons tomato paste
- 4
crusty rolls, split, toasted, and lightly buttered
- Garnish:
sliced ripe tomatoes, pickles, Deviled Potato Salad,
recipe follows
Directions
Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add oil and meat to
the pan. Spread the meat around the pan and begin to break it up. Combine brown
sugar and steak seasoning. Add sugar and spice mixture to the skillet and
combine. When the meat has browned, add onion and red peppers to the skillet.
Reduce heat to medium and cook onions, peppers, red wine vinegar and
Worcestershire sauce with meat for 5 minutes. Add tomato sauce and paste to
pan. Stir to combine. Reduce heat to simmer
and cook Sloppy Joe
mixture 5 minutes longer. Using a large spoon or ice cream scoop, pile sloppy
meat onto toasted, buttered bun bottoms and cover with bun tops. Serve with
your favorite sides or sliced tomatoes seasoned with salt and pepper, dill
pickles and Deviled Potato Salad. Have plenty of napkins on hand!
NOTE: I like to prepare
the ingredients in a skillet then put it in a Crock pot on high for several
hours. When using the crockpot always
leave the lid off the last hour stirring, the flavor is significantly better.
ENJOY
