Recipe
Sloppy joes
A weeknight favourite across America: ground beef simmered in a sweet-tangy tomato sauce, piled messily onto toasted buns. The name is a promise.
- Preparation
- 10 minutes
- Cooking
- 30 minutes
- Total time
- 40 minutes
- Servings
- 4
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 580 kcal
- Protein
- 29 g
- Carbohydrates
- 42 g
- Fat
- 28 g
Ingredients
- Ground beef500 g
- Red onion1 kom
- Red bell pepper1 kom
- Garlic2 čehova
- Tomato paste2 žlica
- Ketchup100 ml
- Brown sugar1 žlica
- Worcestershire sauce1 žlica
- Dijon mustard1 žličica
- Burger buns4 kom
- Butter20 g
- Sunflower oil1 žlica
- Salt and pepperpo ukusu
Instructions
- 1
Heat the oil in a wide pan over medium heat and sauté the onion and red pepper until soft, about 5 minutes.
- 2
Add the garlic, then the beef; turn the heat up and brown it properly, breaking it up with a spoon, 6–8 minutes.
- 3
Stir in the tomato paste, ketchup, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, mustard and about 100 ml of water.
- 4
Simmer uncovered over low heat for 15 minutes, stirring now and then, until thick and glossy.
- 5
Butter the buns and toast them cut-side down in a dry pan until golden, about 2 minutes.
- 6
Season to taste, pile the meat generously onto the warm buns and serve at once — napkins are not optional.
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