Sloppy Joes

By Leite's Culinaria

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 small (4 oz) onion (chopped)
2 (3 oz) celery stalks (diced)
1 jalapeño (diced)
1 small (4 oz) red bell pepper (diced)
3 cloves garlic (minced)
1 1/2 pounds ground beef (preferably 80/20)
3 to 4 tablespoons store-bought or homemade tomato paste
1 cup canned or homemade tomato sauce
1 to 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 to 2 tablespoons store-bought or homemade hot sauce
Salt
6 store-bought or homemade hamburger buns

Prep Time30mins
Cook Time30mins
Servings6

Instructions

In a large Dutch oven over medium heat, warm the oil. Toss in the onion, celery, jalapeño, and red bell pepper, and cook until the vegetables are very soft, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook for 2 minutes more.

Dump the ground beef into the pot and stir, let sizzle until well browned, about 10 minutes.

Reduce the heat to medium-low, stir in the tomato paste and cook for 3 minutes. Pour in the tomato sauce, mix and let simmer for 3 minutes more. Stir in the Worcestershire sauce and hot sauce and continue cooking until the mixture is quite thick, 5 to 10 minutes. Season to taste with salt.

Toast the hamburger buns, load them up, and dig in.