5 copycat joes Recipes

roasted tomatoes (fresh or canned ), garlic clove, peeled and minced (i also roasted the garlic), tomato paste (i like concentrated in the squeeze bottle), red sweet bell pepper, stemmed, seeded and roasted, extra virgin olive oil (i used about 3 tbsp), anchovy paste (optional), salt , to taste, fresh italian parsley, roughly chopped, dark brown sugar, chili powder (i used 1/4 tsp smoked chipotle powder and 1/4 tsp spanish smoked paprika)

browned fresh ground beef, minced medium red bell pepper, minced green bell pepper, quality tomato paste, water, light corn syrup (karo), distilled white vinegar (heinz), cornstarch, minced onion flakes, unseasoned sweet chili powder, plain salt, worcestershire sauce (lea & perrins), ground allspice, garlic powder, red chili pepper flakes, white pepper, bay leaf

carrots, diced, chunk ginger, sliced, garlic clove, sliced, olive oil (you can use less or omit completely to further cut cals), rice vinegar, miso

cream cheese, softened, lump crabmeat, drained, green onions , root ends trimmed, dark green ends trimmed, minced, heavy whipping cream or 3 tbsp evaporated milk, grated parmesan cheese, divided, red bell peppers or 1 1/2 tbsp green bell peppers, diced, dry white wine, shrimp soup base (see notes, below ) or 2 tsp chicken soup base (see notes, below), diced tomatoes or 2 tsp drained salsa, crab boil seasoning (old bay)