Sloppy Joes
Servings 6 +/-
Equipment
- Large skillet
Ingredients
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 1½ lbs of ground beef
- 1 small yellow onion diced
- ¼ orange bell pepper diced
- 1 celery stalk diced
- 3 cloves of garlic minced
- 1 tsp dried mustard
- ½ tsp paprika
- 1 cup of ketchup
- 2 tbsp water
- 1 tsp brown sugar or more if you want it sweeter
- Sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste
- Hamburger buns toasted if desired
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add ground beef and cook for 3-4 minutes, breaking it up into crumbles.
- Add the onion, bell pepper, and celery, and cook for 2-3 minutes, or until softened.
- Add the garlic, dried mustard, and paprika, and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.
- Drain any grease from the skillet.
- Add ketchup, water, and brown sugar, then season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste.
- Stir and simmer for 15-20 minutes. Taste and re-season if needed.
- Spoon on a toasted hamburger bun. Enjoy.