How to Make Childhood Favorites Like Classic Sloppy Joes and Perfect Ice Cream Sandwiches
In this episode, Elle Simone shows host Bridget Lancaster a new way to make Classic Sloppy Joes. Equipment expert Adam Ried reviews kitchen sponges, and science expert Dan Souza explains why cookie size matters. Finally, test cook Lan Lam reveals the secrets to the perfect homemade Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches.
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Ice cream with Chocolate chips is an all time favorite. Thanks.
My go-to channel for recipes, but guess I'm a little behind! First time I saw this 'new' intro. It's totally awesome!
❤️u Elle
Nice, 👍
I fry the onions and beef together with seasonings before adding anything else! Been doing this for over 50 years and I will not change my method!
I actually like a slightly crunchy onion in my joes. In fact I put onions peppers and mushrooms in mine. With those modifications I can't wait to try theirs!
I had a really great vegan sloppy joe from lentils before. I'd love a recipe. I am not even vegan, meat is just expeeeensive these days.
OMG!!! Made this Classic Sloppy Joe recipe tonight and it is fantastic! I will never make Sloppy Joe's any other way. Living where I do (Niagara Falls Canada) it is very hard to find potato rolls BUT one of the grocery stores does carry Martin's Potato Rolls and they are the best for this recipe (or anytime you need a roll/bun). Thank you for all you do to test recipes and put them up there for us. Have cooked a few of your recipes and never a fail. ❤
When I was in elementary school in South Georgia, about 10,000 years ago, sloppy Joe day in the lunch room could soothe most of the childhood traumas. It had a bright orange color, so I'm sure that ketchup and mustard (French's, of course) were major ingredients; but if Elle and Bridget recommend a different recipe, then hey, that's good enough for me!
Sloppy Joes are supposed to be knife and fork food. If you want a hand-held meal, make a hamburger.
YUMMY DELICIOUS
I used to use a dough cutter to chop up the ground beef. I did this for spaghetti sauce as well.
Sandwiches: I would add a layer of caramel…..then finish by dipping the whole cookie in chocolate ganace.
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The ice cream looks divine. Recipe?
That Sloppy Joe is now a Tidy Jill. Looks delicious!
Going to make my summer even better! Thanks so much!!😻😻😻
Okay, you know that I love you guys, but I have to put my foot down and take issue here. A Sloppy Joe is supposed to be …. wait for it…..SLOPPY!!!!! It's supposed to be crumbly, beefy, tangy, slightly sweet and with enough "juice" to soak into the bun and make the whole thing a sloppy, magical, gastronomic experience. Any Joe that spills out of the bun is a bonus cuz you get to scoop it up like a dip for your potato chips. Go ahead and make your untidy version, but you can't call it sloppy if it ain't sloppy. Just don't mess with the Joe!
My mom put catchup and BBQ sauce in hers
Let's re-engineer the Choco Taco😘😘😘😘😘. Sooooo good back in the day, but the ones we get now are far less treat filled than they used to be…
Sooooo… Can we swap out the red wine vinegar for red wine in the not-sloppy-joe? Or just add a bit more ketchup…?
The netting that fruits, vegetables, and garlic come in are fantastic scrubbers and do not scratch. So much better also than getting all that junk in your sponge.
"I've never had pickles on Sloppy Joes!" lol! Yeah! Exactly! Sloppy Joes are so good without adding any other foods, like pickles! XD
I like to cheat when making cookie ice cream sandwiches: buy individual pints and turn them on their side, leave the ice cream in the pint and use a serrated knife to cut perfect circular slabs. Peel off the cardboard and put between two cookies. YUM!
Where are the mustard and bell peppers?