Beef

Sloppy Joes

The tinned version has a flavour you cannot unlearn. This takes fifteen minutes more and tastes like a completely different food.

What goes in

• 2 lb ground beef, 85 percent lean
• 1 yellow onion, finely chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, finely chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup ketchup
• 1/4 cup tomato paste
• 2 tbsp brown sugar · 1 tbsp yellow mustard · 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar · 1 tsp chilli powder
• 1 1/2 tsp salt · 1 tsp black pepper

Stir in at the end

• 6 soft burger buns, toasted
• dill pickle slices, to serve

How to make it

1. Brown the ground beef in a hot pan, breaking it up as it goes, about 8 minutes. Drain off the fat.
2. Tip the beef into the pot with the onion, pepper and garlic.
3. Stir in the ketchup, tomato paste, brown sugar, mustard, Worcestershire, vinegar, chilli powder, salt and pepper. Lid on.
4. Low 4 hours or high 2 hours.
5. Lid off the last 20 minutes so it thickens up and stops running out of the bun.
6. Spoon onto toasted buns with pickle slices.