Dutch Girl's All-American Sloppy Joes

By RoketJSquerl

Ingredients

• 1 Pound Ground Beef (seasoned to Taste)
• 1 Large Onion
• 1 Large Garlic Clove
• 1 Green Bell Pepper
• 2 Tbsp Tomato Paste
• 1 Cup Water
• 2 Tbsp Yellow Mustard
• 1/4 Cup Ketchup
• 1 Tsp Worcestershire Sauce
• 1/2 Teaspoon Oregano
• 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
• 1/4 Tsp Ground Cumin
• 1/4 Tsp Chili Powder
• 1/2 Teaspoon Sweet Paprika Powder
• 1/2 Tbsp Brown Sugar
• Few Drops Tabasco
• Buns (or Just Eat It With a Spoon)

Details

Servings 4
Adapted from kayotickitchen.com

Preparation

Step 1

Start with 1 pound ground beef. A lot of people don’t season their ground beef before browning it. I’m not one of them. I season my meat with a little salt, pepper and nutmeg.

Finely mince the bell pepper and onion. Grate or mince the garlic. Grab a bowl and combine 1/2 a tsp salt, 1/2 a tsp oregano, 1/4 tsp chili powder, 1/4 tsp ground cumin with 1/2 a tsp sweet paprika powder. Stir to combine.

Brown the beef in a large skillet. Drain the fat. Add the minced onion and bell pepper to the skillet. Cook until the onion becomes translucent.

Add your garlic and 2 tbsp tomato paste. Cook for an additional minute. This will sweeten the tomato paste a little. And in with the seasoning mix.

Pour 1 cup of water in there. Add 1/2 a tbsp brown sugar, a slightly heaping 1/4 cup of Heinz ketchup, 1 or 2 tbsp yellow mustard (no French mustard, mind you), 1 tsp worcestershire sauce and a few drops Tabasco—I’m using the green jalapeños version, it has more interesting flavor and is mellower than its red buddy.

Give everything a good stir. Taste to check the seasoning, adjust when need be and simmer, over low heat, for 10 minutes.

After 10 minutes the sauce will have cooked down and the meat should look like this.

Whether you call them Sloppy Joes, Wimpies, Man-Wich, Yip-Yips, Spanish hamburger, Slushburgers, Canteen sandwiches or Steamers, this all-American dish is simply wonderful. The ultimate seduction.