American-Style Sloppy Joes

Naku, anak, this isn't Filipino pero my mga apo love this when they visit. Brown the ground chuck in a big skillet over medium-high heat, breaking it up with your spoon. Cook until no pink shows.

Season with salt and pepper, then drain that meat on paper towels. Sige, get all that grease out — we don't need it.

In the same skillet, sauté the onion and garlic until soft and smells good, maybe 3 minutes.

Add the ketchup, barbecue sauce, brown sugar, mustard, Worcestershire, and vinegar. Mix everything together and let it simmer gently.

Put the drained meat back in and stir. Let it all heat through and get saucy, about 5 minutes. Taste and adjust — more salt, more pepper, whatever it needs.

Serve on toasted buns. My mga apo like cheese on top too — why not, ha?