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Sloppy Joes (Recipe, Stove Top, Ground Meat, Main)Sloppy Joes (Recipe, Stove Top, Ground Meat, Main)

Sloppy Joes

In a small bowl, mix together
  • ¼ cup Diana's spicy BBQ sauce
  • 8 ounces (or a 213 ml can) tomato sauce
  • 2 TBSP Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 TBSP balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tsp cider vinegar
  • ½ TBSP grainy mustard
  • ½ tsp garlic powder
  • ½ tsp onion powder
  • a good grind of pepper
  • ¼ tsp hot pepper flakes
  • 1 tsp paprika
In a frying pan, sweat
  • some butter
  • A few drops of olive oil
  • ½ Onion, minced
  • 2 or 3 cloves of garlic, smashed and sliced
until nicely sweated and smelling great. Then add in
  • 1 pound ground meat
and continue cooking until the meat is quite done, and the juices have evaporated into grease, which you then drain and wipe out with a paper towel. Add the sauce and then

Simmer on low for 10 minutes

or until the consistency is approaching what you want. A few minutes before it's done add
  • ½ chopped green pepper
and stir around for a minute or two. Check the seasoning and maybe a little salt. Serve on buns.