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Decadent Sloppy Joes

Decadent Sloppy Joe on Yorkshire Puddings with Horseradish Creme Fraiche

The humble Sloppy Joe is slow simmered and served on a golden Yorkshire pudding. It is indulgent, unexpected, and elegant - perfect for a fall dinner party.
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Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 3 hours
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: decadent fall entertaining recipe, Hawksworth inspired recipe, gourmet ground beef dinner party idea, sloppy joe
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 540kcal

Ingredients

Sloppy Joe Filling

  • 2 lbs ground beef
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 large onion finely diced
  • 2 carrots finely diced
  • 3 celery stalks finely diced
  • 3 tbsp tomato paste
  • 3/4 cup red wine
  • 1 1/2 cups beef stock
  • 1 1/2 cups crushed canned tomatoes
  • 2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 2 Tbsp brown sugar packed
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp miso paste
  • 1 bay leaf
  • salt and pepper

Yorkshire Puddings

  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 cup milk
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2-3 Tbsp beef drippings or vegetable oil

Horseradish Creme Fraiche

  • 1 cup creme fraiche or sour cream
  • 2-3 tsp prepared horseradish to taste I prefer more
  • pinch of salt

Instructions

Make the Sloppy Joe Filling

  • Heat the oil in the Dutch oven. Add carrot, celery, and onion; cook until softened.
  • Add garlic; cook 1 minute.
    Carrots, onions, celery and garlic sauted to translucent
  • Season and brown the ground beef deeply for 10 minutes.
  • Stir in tomato paste and paprika. Cook until brick red.
  • Deglaze with red wine, scraping fond; reduce by half.
  • Add stock, tomatoes, Worcestershire, mustard, brown sugar, miso and bay leaf.
  • Simmer on low, partially covered, for 2-3 hours until thick and glossy.
    Simmering sloppy Joe

Bake the Yorkshires

  • Heat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. Place muffin tin with 1/2 tsp of oil in each well inside oven until smoking hot
  • Whisk together flour, milk, eggs and salt until smooth.
  • Carefully pour batter into hot tin wells. (2/3 full)
  • Bake 20-25 minutes, without opening the oven until puffed and golden.
    Yorkshire Puddings

Make the Horseradish Creme Fraiche

  • Mix the sour cream or creme fraiche with the horseradish, and salt. Chill.

Assemble

  • Place Yorkshire puddings on a platter.
  • Spoon in a generous mound of Sloppy Joe filling.
  • Top with a dollop of horseradish creme fraiche.
    Sloppy Joes
  • Garnish with shaved Parmesan cheese.

Notes

This is comfort food with a refinement.  It's indulgent enough for a dinner party yet playful and classic.

Nutrition

Calories: 540kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 26g | Cholesterol: 165mg | Sugar: 7g
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