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Sloppy Yianni Greek Sloppy Joes

A Greek sloppy joe: slow-browned onion, beef and finely chopped mushrooms simmered down with red wine, tomato paste, cinnamon, allspice and bay until dense, stirred with oregano and piled into toasted sourdough rolls.

  • YieldServes 6
  • Hands-on1 h
  • Total1 h 45 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 3 tbspextra-virgin Greek olive oil
  • 1large onion, very finely chopped
  • 3 clovesgarlic, minced
  • 340 glean ground beef
  • 450 gbutton mushrooms, chopped small
  • 2 tbsptomato paste
  • 1 stickcinnamon stick
  • 1 tspground allspice, a scant teaspoon
  • 2 leavesbay leaves
  • 240 mldry red wine
  • 1 tspbrown sugar, scant, or 2 tbsp petimezi (grape molasses)
  • to tastesalt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 tspdried Greek oregano
  • 6 piecesregular or sourdough baguette, 10 to 12 cm long, split lengthwise (or 6 buns)

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Sulfites
  • Wheat
  • Olive
  • Grapes
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Oregano
  • Bay leaf
  • Black and white pepper
  • Allspice
  • Cinnamon
  • Mushrooms (any)
  • Button, cremini and portobello
  • Yeast
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Beef and veal
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
  • Alcohol

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weeknight
  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 45–90 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Leftovers-friendly
  • Kid-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: moderate
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: high
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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