Trail Joes

Submitted by Chef Russ from Rochester NY

Serves: 4

Ingredients:

• 1/2 pound lean ground beef
• small onion
• half green pepper
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• salt/pepper to taste
• 4 sandwich rounds

At Home:

In skillet, cook beef, onion, and pepper. Drain off liquid. Stir in remaining ingredients (except bread) and simmer for 15 minutes. Cover dehydrator trays with non-stick sheets or parchment paper and dehydrate mixture at 125° to 135° for 8 to 10 hours. Split dried Sloppy Joe mixture into fourths and pack in ziploc bags. Pack four sandwich rounds in a separate bag.

On the Trail:

Each person adds their dried Sloppy Joe mix to the pot. Add enough water to cover plus a quarter inch. More water can be added if needed. Bring to a boil, turn off stove, and then let sit covered until rehydrated. Scoop mixture onto sandwich rounds.

Comments and Suggestions:

For more tender meat on the trail, try working in 1/4 cup of ground bread crumbs to the 1/2 pound of raw meat in this recipe before you cook and dehydrate it. -Chef Glenn

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