Sloppy Joe

Ingredients

• Ground beef

  80% lean meat / 20% fat, raw

  2 ½ lb or 1.13kg

• Green bell pepper

  Sweet, green, raw

  1 large (2-1/4 per lb, approx 3-3/4" long, or 164g

• Onions

  Raw

  ½ medium or 55g

• Water

  Plain, clean water

  1 cup or 237g

• Ketchup

  1 ½ cup or 360g

• Garlic

  Raw

  5 cloves, minced or 15g

• Brown sugar

  2 tbsp or 18g

• Chili powder

  Spices

  2 tsp or 5g

• Mustard seed

  Spices, ground

  1 tsp or 2g

• Crushed red pepper flakes

  ½ tsp or 0.2g

• Pepper or hot sauce

  Ready-to-serve

  1 tsp or 5g

• Worcestershire sauce

  1 tbsp or 17g

• Salt

  Table

  1 dash or 0.4g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  1 dash or 0.1g

• Hard rolls

  (includes kaiser)

  8 roll or 456g

• Butter

  Unsalted

  2 tbsp or 28g

Directions

1. Start by browning the ground beef in a large pot over medium-high heat. Drain off the fat.
2. Add in the green peppers and onions.
3. Stir, and then add 1 cup water, the ketchup, and garlic.
4. Stir it around to combine, and then add the brown sugar, chili powder, dry mustard, red pepper flakes, and hot sauce, Worcestershire, salt and pepper to taste.
5. Stir to combine, and then cover and simmer over medium-low heat, about 20 minutes.
6. Serve on toasted buttered rolls and enjoy!

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