These aren’t ANYONE’s Sloppy Joe’s. How do I know? Because I wasn’t setting out to make them when I started. It was a total mistake. When my mistakes are good they make the blog as in the case of my roasted red peppers with coconut rice. However, a couple of weeks ago I posted on Facebook that, that evenings disaster WOULD CERTAINLY NOT be making to the blog. It sucked.
But tonight, I was trying to make pork meatballs. They must have been a little too moist from avoiding the use of bread crumbs (used finely shredded coconut instead from my coconut milk making). They simply fell apart in the pan when I was trying to brown them. So I decided to mush it up and throw the tomato sauce on top. Voila — Sloppy Joe’s! What makes them tasty is the fact that the ‘meatballs’ had been marinating in the refrigerator all day in a special mixture that I made up. Check it out. And please pardon the steps. There might be a better way to accomplish this, but to duplicate my flavor you should follow the steps through my mishap. 
[gmc_recipe 7889]
Ingredients
Marinade
- 1lb ground pork
- ¼ cup sour cream
- 7oz tomato paste
- 1 cup zucchinis (shredded)
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon cayenne powder
- 1 tablespoon sucanat (or honey)
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 cup dried coconut (finely shredded)
- 2 sprigs thyme
- thin slice salt (to taste)
Tomato sauce
- 7oz tomato paste
- 1 ½ cups chicken stock
- italian seasoning (I have a mixture of basil, oregano, rosemany)
- 2 red peppers (sliced)
Directions
Marinade
Step 1
For the marinade, throw the ground pork in a bowl. Add all rest of the marinade ingredients in but do not mix until the last ingredient is in the bowl. Then mix by hand. Refrigerate for 5-6 hours.
Tomato sauce
Step 2
For the tomato sauce, in a sauce pan, add tomato paste, chicken stock, salt, seasonings and heat until bubbly. Check flavor and adjust as necessary. Now add the red peppers and warm through for another five minutes. Set sauce aside.
Step 3
Throw the marinated meat in a pan. I used my cast iron pan. You can add a bit of butter to the pan as well. Cook until the meat is browned.
Step 4
Add the tomato sauce with peppers and cook for another five minutes. Serve with rice or by itself because there are plenty of veggies, protein, and healthy fats for a well rounded meal without the grains.
Not Yo’ Mama’s Sloppy Joe’s
Post links to: Seasonal Celebration, Monday Mania, Homestead Barnhop, Homestead Blog Carnival, Fat Tuesday, Traditional Tuesday, Hearth and Soul, Frugal Days, Whole Food Wednesday, Simple Lives Thursday, Pennywise Platter, Fight Back Friday, Friday Food Flicks,
This looks like a delicious mistake! Love that you were able to create something else out of what you were trying!
your sloppy Joes look incredible! I love your twist on the traditional recipe!
Oh I love that this has zucchini in it! Thanks for the recipe =)
I don’t have kids but I have a hubs that hates veggies and I have to hide them in the meat dishes just like I would with kiddos.
. He loved it.
Sloppy joes looks delicious. Thanks for sharing with Hearth and Soul.
I love how you ask us to follow your steps through your mishap;-) Looks delicious! Thank you very much for sharing this with us on Seasonal Celebration Sunday! Rebecca @ Natural Mothers Network x
What a strange combination that sounds FABULOUS!!! Thanks for posting. I would never have thought to put sour cream in meatballs.
Johnlyn, to be honest I think that is what made it awesome. The zucchini gave it a nice texture but the sour cream gave it a little punch/tang. It was soooo good.
Let me know if you try it.