Sloppy-Joe Sliders

By sandy_h

Ingredients

• • 1 tablespoon olive oil
• • 1 large onion, finely chopped
• • 2 garlic cloves, minced
• • Coarse salt and ground pepper
• • 3/4 pound ground beef sirloin
• • 1 can (14 1/2 ounces) tomato puree
• • 1/2 teaspoon mustard powder
• • 1 1/2 teaspoons dark-brown sugar
• • 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
• • 16 party-size potato rolls

Preparation

Step 1

1. Heat oil over medium in a large saucepan. Add onion and garlic; season with salt and pepper. Cook until softened, stirring occasionally, 6 to 8 minutes.
2. Add beef, and cook, breaking up meat with a wooden spoon, until no longer pink, 4 to 5 minutes. Add tomato puree, mustard powder, sugar, and vinegar. Cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened, 8 to 10 minutes. (To store, refrigerate, up to 2 days.) Serve warm on rolls.
With leaner ground sirloin, the sliders have less fat and the rolls won't get soggy.
Prep: 15 minutes
Total: 30 minutes
From Everyday Food, January 2008