Reviewed: Nov. 19, 2009

I have probably made this a dozen time. It seems to be a family favorite. But this time I doubled the recipe and added allspice, cinnamon and a small amount of red pepper flakes. I also added about 1/2 cup red wine. I served it on toasted potato buns with a small amount of Parmesan cheese.

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Kelley

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Reviewed: Nov. 16, 2009

This was amazing - tasty and easy - I'll never go for the canned stuff again. The clove gave it a great flavor and it smelled awesome! The only changes I made were to use apple cider vinegar and some hot pepper mustard rather than regular. AAA+++

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Reviewed: Nov. 13, 2009

I was all in the mood for sloppy joes tonight. When I came home I realized that I had left a bag of groceries in my wife's car that had the packet of sloppy joe mix and the tomato paste I normally use in it. So I did a quick search on the internet and found this recipe. I choose this recipe because I had the ingredients on hand, or close enough. I was out of ketchup, so I had to improvise with a can of stewed tomatoes, of which I blended into a liquid. I also only put 1/4 teaspoon of clove in, as I was intrigued but not entirely sold on this. I also like to used ground pork instead of beef for my sloppy joes. I have to say... WOW! I don't think I will ever buy prepackaged sloppy joe mix again. It's so simple and yet so good.

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whogroomer

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Reviewed: Oct. 30, 2009

Way too much clove! Did not care for this one@! It became a pizza night!

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nicole

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Reviewed: Oct. 23, 2009

Recipe was really good, but I used the amount of cloves in the recipe and it was a little too much. I'll cut back next time, but this is definitely a keeper...

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Mary Bogden

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Reviewed: Sep. 29, 2009

much too sweet for my liking. Working on this and will get back to you.

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charlotte

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Home Town: Pickering, Ontario, Canada

Living In: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Reviewed: Sep. 23, 2009

Very Good, my husband loved it. And it was so easy. Deb

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Deb

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Reviewed: Sep. 21, 2009

Well it was a good outline, I added a few things and changed it up a bit. Instead of the pepper I put in 1/2 cup of chopped up Celery, a can of pork and beans, Tbsp Chili Powder, instead of Ketchup we used Tomatoe paste, I really liked the cloves in this recipe.

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Leeshe

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Living In: Taber, Alberta, Canada

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Reviewed: Sep. 14, 2009

Thanks for this! My husband is a big fan of sloppy joes and this was perfect for the both of us. The cloves really did something great for this. I didn't change a thing and don't think I ever will!

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Rosewolf

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Home Town: Alto, Georgia, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 13, 2009

Really delicious. I added a clove of garlic and ommited the cloves, simply because I didn't have any. Next time I will add the cloves and maybe some red pepper flakes for some heat. Thanks for the recipe!

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Laura

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Reviewed: Sep. 8, 2009

I liked this recipe but I would add the ground cloves to taste because it is a powerful yet great flavor but if you add what the recipe calls for you may not like it. I added more brown sugar to mine to make it sweeter! But all in all I love these sloppy joes!

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Supper Club

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Reviewed: Aug. 24, 2009

Made this for a large family gathering. Everyone loved them but said it had a taste they couldn't identify. The addition of the cloves really took it up a notch. Great recipe!

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Dawn

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Reviewed: Aug. 21, 2009

This was a good recipe. I omitted the peppers and sprinkled minced garlic in instead of the cloves. It was very good but I'm giving this four stars because it was a little greasy. I think I will make this again.

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Heather

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Reviewed: Aug. 18, 2009

All I can say is once you make this you won't ever buy can sloppy joe again...it is so good my family loved it!

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Reviewed: Aug. 2, 2009

The cloves were very over whelming. No one in my family liked this. May be ok if you omit the cloves.

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ANJ67

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Reviewed: Aug. 1, 2009

LOVE this recipe! I was hesitant in using this recipe because of some of the reviews. I have to say people are TOTALLY wrong about the cloves. They are a MUST HAVE! I do agree that cloves are VERY STRONG and the amount you use should be cut in half. YUM, YUM!!! These sloppy joes remind me of the manwiches my mother used to make me as a child.

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Muri72

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Reviewed: Jul. 17, 2009

This was incredible! I tweaked it just a bit. I doubled the recipe but only put a 1/4 cup of onions (my family are not huge onion eaters) I skipped the bell peppers. I added 2t garlic. I am not a fan of cloves in anything, so I used allspice and it added that perfect something. This is definitely a new fave!

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Roxy

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Reviewed: Jun. 14, 2009

Good consistency, but there was too much clove for my taste.

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MEEMEEBULUGA

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Living In: Anchorage, Alaska, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 8, 2009

A good all around recipe. Everyone liked it when other recipes failed.

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Lequita Wilterding

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Reviewed: Jun. 5, 2009

Another reason you should always trust your Grandma! Very good - took the advice and used 1/2 ketchup and 1/2 BBQ sauce. Added a good dash of ground cloves. Excellent - will use this from now on. Thanks Grandma!

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Penny

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Home Town: Staunton, Virginia, USA

Living In: Greenwood, Indiana, USA

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