Super Sloppy Joes

Ingredients

• Ground beef

  80% lean meat / 20% fat, raw

  16 oz or 454g

• Brown sugar

  4 tbsp or 36g

• Seasoning, Montreal Steak

  McCormick

  ¼ tsp or 0.8g

• Onions

  Raw

  1 medium or 110g

• Red bell pepper

  Sweet, raw

  1 small or 74g

• Red wine vinegar

  1 tbsp or 15g

• Worcestershire sauce

  1 tbsp or 17g

• Tomato sauce

  No salt added

  2 cup or 490g

• Tomato paste

  Canned, without salt added

  2 tbsp or 32g

• Hamburger bun

  Mixed-grain

  4 roll or 172g

Directions

1. Warm a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the ground beef and cook, breaking it into small crumbles, until browned and no longer pink; drain excess fat if needed.
2. Combine the brown sugar and Montreal steak seasoning, then sprinkle over the meat. Stir and cook about 1 minute to season.
3. Stir in the chopped onion and red bell pepper. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until softened, 3 to 5 minutes.
4. Add the red wine vinegar and Worcestershire sauce; stir and cook 1 minute to deglaze.
5. Pour in the tomato sauce and tomato paste. Bring to a gentle simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened and glossy, about 5 minutes. Adjust seasoning to taste.
6. Toast the hamburger buns. Spoon the sloppy joe mixture onto the bun bottoms, cap with the tops, and serve warm.