How to Prepare Perfect Sloppy Joes

Sloppy Joes.

You can have Sloppy Joes using 13 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Sloppy Joes

1. You need 2 T. of Vegetable Oil.
2. You need 1 of medium onion, chopped fine.
3. You need 1/2 tsp. of chili powder.
4. Prepare of salt.
5. You need 2 of garlic cloves, minced.
6. Prepare 1 pound of 90% lean ground beef.
7. You need 1 cup of tomato puree.
8. It's 1/2 cup of ketchup.
9. Prepare 1/4 cup of water.
10. You need 1 tsp. of brown sugar.
11. It's of hot sauce.
12. Prepare of hamburger buns, or pretzel buns.
13. It's of Bread and butter pickles.

Sloppy Joes instructions

1. Heat oil in a 12 inch skillet over medium heat until shimmering. Add the onion, chili powder and 1/2 tsp. salt and cook until onion is softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds..
2. Add the beef and cook, breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon, until almost cooked through but still slightly pink, about 3 minutes. Stir in the tomato puree, ketchup, water, brown sugar and 1/2 tsp. hot sauce. Simmer until the sauce is slightly thicker than the ketchup, about 8-10 minutes..
3. Season with salt and hot sauce to taste. Spoon mixture over hamburger buns and serve. Good if served with a pickle..