Deep Fried, Oven Fried, or Air Fried French Fries plated with Sloppys Meat & Sauce Slopped on top. With Cheese to make for some seriously delicious Sloppy Fries. It's made up in no time at all, for a quick weeknight meal anytime of the week.
Servings: 4
Equipment
- 1 Skillet
- 1 Bowl
- 1 Whisk
- 1 Deep Fryer
Ingredients
- 1 lb French Fries
- As Desired Shredded Cheese
Sloppy Meat & Vegetables
- 1 lb Ground Beef
- 1 each Onion, Bell Pepper, Carrot, and Celery
- 3 Cloves Garlic
- 1 tsp Sea Salt
Sloppy Sauce
- 1 C Water
- 1/4 C Tomato Paste
- 2 Tbl Sweet Pimento Paste - or Hot for a bit of heat
- 1 Cube Beef Bouillon
- 1/2 Tbl Smoked Paprika, Lemon Juice, and Chickpea Flour - each
- 1/2 C Ketchup
- 1 Tbl Prepared Yellow Mustard
- 1 tsp Chili Powder
- 1/4 tsp Black Pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the Fryer to 350F — 375F.
- Sloppy Meat & Sauce: Combine all the Sloppy Sauce ingredients together in a bowl and set aside. Heat a pan up over medium high heat and brown the meat with 1 tsp salt.Add the Vegetables to cook for a minute or so, until softened. Then add the Sloppy Sauce and continue to cook until it's thickened over medium or medium low heat. About 10 minutes. Add more water if needed to keep it Saucy. Keep warm over low heat.
- Fries: Deep Fry the French Fries for about 8 minutes. Lift the Fries out of the Oil to allow it to come back to temp. Deep-fry a second time until there is no more steam coming from the Fries, and they are crispy and browned.
- Serving: Plate the Fries and slop on a ladle of Sloppys Meat Sauce. Top with Cheese and serve.
Notes
Hot Sloppy Fries: There are all kinds of ways to add heat, use the below as a guideline;
- Mild: Use Hot Pimento Paste instead of Sweet, and/or up the Black Pepper to the desired level.
- Medium: Add Cayenne to increase the heat from mild.
- Hot: Include Sriracha and/or increase the Cayenne Pepper.
- Spicy: Include crushed Chilies de Arbol or Red Thai Chilies.