Sloppy Joes

  • Yield:6 sloppy joes
  • Time:
    21 mins show details

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds
    ground meat
  • 1 cup
    diced onion
  • 1 cup
    diced red bell pepper
  • 2
    cloves garlic minced
  • 2
    - 8 ounces cans tomato sauce
  • 3 tablespoons
    tomato paste
  • ½ cup
    barbecue sauce I have used my own recipe, and I have also used some Stubbs brand, neither of which contain high fructose corn syrup
  • 1 tablespoon
    Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tablespoon
    Tabasco or your favourite hot sauce – this seems like a lot, but it isn’t too hot at all
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • sprinkle of crushed red pepper flakes optional
  • Hamburger buns
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Preparation

  1. In a large skillet, over medium heat, add the ground meat.

  2. 2 mins

    Using a spatula, break the ground meat up.

  3. 1 min

    Add the onion, red bell pepper and garlic.

  4. 8 mins

    Cover and allow the meat to brown and the onions, peppers and garlic to soften, about 8 minutes or until the meat is no longer pink.

  5. Drain off any excess fat, either by using the lid as a strainer, or by dumping the meat mixture into a colander and returning the mixture to the pan.

  6. Once the fat has been drained off, add the tomato sauce, tomato paste, barbecue sauce, Worcestershire and Tabasco.

  7. Stir to combine.

  8. Add salt and ground black pepper, to taste

  9. 10 mins

    Simmer to thicken, about 10 minutes.

  10. Serve hot on hamburger buns.

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