A staple of America, sloppy joes are basically chilli burgers without the chilli, I guess you could call it a deconstructed burger in a way.

And yes, you read it right it’s uses a lot of ketchup!

Here’s the recipe

Ingredients (makes about 8)

• 400-500g minced beef
• 8 burger buns
• 1 green or red pepper
• 1 medium/large onion
• 1-2 tsp garlic paste
• 400g ketchup (try not to use ketchup that’s really cheap as it’s usually far too sweet)
• 1-2 tbsp American mustard
• 1-2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1-2 tbsp brown sugar
• 1-2 tbsp gravy granules
• Salt and pepper
• Oil, for cooking

Equipment

• Frying pan
• Knife
• Chopping board

Prep and cooking (15-25 minutes)

1. Start by dicing the onion and dicing the pepper.
2. Heat some oil in a pan to a medium heat in a pan, when it’s hot add the onion and pepper and cook for about 5 minutes until soft.
3. Add the beef and garlic paste, cook for another 5 minutes or so until the mince has browned.
4. Add the ketchup, mustard, Worcestershire sauce and sugar, stir well and cook for 10-15 minutes on a low heat until the sauce has thickened, add the granules, stir in and cook for another minute or two.
5. In a clean frying pan(if you have one) heat it to a medium-high heat and toast the insides of the bun.
6. Serve and slop out with joe.

Untidy Joseph

A sloppy joe is an American invention, it’s got quite a scary amount of ketchup in (and I love ketchup) but they are incredibly moreish.

More recipes soon.