The Best Homemade Sloppy Joes
Step away from the canned sauce and give these homemade sloppy joes a try! They're truly the best version of a childhood favorite!
Ingredients
- 1 tbspbutter
- 1 tspolive oil
- 1 lb.ground beef
- ⅓green bell pepper, minced
- ½ largeyellow onion, minced
- 3 clovesgarlic, minced
- 1 tbsptomato paste
- ⅝ cupketchup
- ⅓ cupwater
- 1 tbspbrown sugar ((or less, if you prefer))
- 1 tspyellow mustard
- ¾ tspchili powder
- ½ tspworcestershire sauce
- ½ tspkosher salt
- ¼ tspred pepper flakes ((optional))
- ¼ tspblack pepper
- hot sauce ((optional))
Directions
- 1
Heat butter and oil in large skillet over MED/MED-HIGH heat. Add beef and brown, breaking apart into crumbles as it cooks, about 5 minutes. Transfer to colander to drain.
- 2
Add onion and bell pepper to same skillet and cook 2-3 minutes, until soft. Add garlic and cook 30 seconds or so, until fragrant. Add beef back to the skillet and add tomato paste. Stir well.
- 3
Add ketchup, water, brown sugar, mustard, chili powder, Worcestershire sauce, salt, red pepper flakes (if using), and black pepper. Stir well to combine.
- 4
Cook over MED heat for 10-15 minutes, until mixture has thickened to your liking. Remove from heat and serve over toasted buns.