Sloppy Joe

Ingredients

• Ground beef

  80% lean meat / 20% fat, raw

  2 lb or 906g

• Green bell pepper

  Sweet, green, raw

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

• Onions

  Raw

  1 small or 70g

• Ketchup

  1 cup or 240g

• Water

  Plain, clean water

  1 cup or 237g

• Garlic

  Raw

  4 cloves, minced or 12g

• 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

• Hamburger bun

  Mixed-grain

  8 roll or 344g

• Butter

  Unsalted

  2 tbsp or 28g

Directions

1. Heat a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the ground beef and cook, breaking it up, until browned and no longer pink. Drain excess fat.
2. Stir in the chopped green bell pepper and onion, and cook until just softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the ketchup, water, and minced garlic, and stir to combine.
3. Season with brown sugar, chili powder, ground mustard, red pepper flakes, hot sauce, Worcestershire, and salt and pepper to taste. Mix well.
4. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until thickened and flavors meld, about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Adjust salt and pepper to taste.
5. Just before serving, melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat and toast the split hamburger buns, cut-side down, until golden.
6. Spoon the sloppy joe mixture onto the toasted buns and serve hot.