Sloppy Joe pizza
Recipe for the most delicious, gloriously messy Sloppy Joe pizza with spicy, barbecue-seasoned beef and plenty of cheddar.
Servings 4 people
Calories 1193kcal
Ingredients
- 1 batch pizza dough - click here
- 250 g cheddar, grated
- Barbecue sauce for the bases (optional)
- Finely chopped spring onions and, if you like, finely chopped fresh jalapeños, to serve
Sloppy Joe filling
- 500 g minced beef
- 1 green pepper, cut into small dice
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, grated or crushed
- 50 ml barbecue sauce
- 50 ml ketchup
- 3 tbsp chilli sauce - I use Chu Chum original
- 1 tbsp yellow mustard
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- Salt and pepper
- Oil
Instructions
Sloppy Joe filling
- Heat a little oil in a saucepan and sauté the onion, pepper and garlic for a couple of minutes.
- Add the beef and brown it well, then season with salt and pepper.
- Pour in the barbecue sauce, Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, mustard and chilli sauce and heat through thoroughly. Do not let it "reduce" — it should stay nice and sloppy.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper, turn off the heat and leave the filling to stand while you roll out the pizza bases.
The pizzas
- Divide the dough into 4 and roll out into thin rounds about 30 cm in diameter.
- Scatter half the cheddar over the bases, then top with the Sloppy Joe filling and sprinkle the rest of the cheddar over the filling.*I brushed the outer edges of the pizzas with a thin layer of barbecue sauce. You can also use ordinary pizza sauce, or leave it out altogether.
- Bake the pizzas in a preheated oven (conventional, top and bottom heat) at 250°C for about 12-15 min, until crisp and golden. Keep an eye on them: ovens vary.
- Serve the pizzas with a scattering of finely chopped spring onions and, if you like, finely chopped fresh jalapeños.
Nutrition
Calories: 1193kcal | Carbohydrates: 137g | Protein: 53g | Fat: 49g | Saturated Fat: 22g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 129mg | Sodium: 2800mg | Potassium: 624mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 912IU | Vitamin C: 29mg | Calcium: 476mg | Iron: 10mg