Not so Sloppy Joes

Submitted by Southern Mama

"A great recipe for homemade sloppy joes! You can use brown sugar in place of sucanat if you'd like."

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 16
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup finely chopped onion
• 1 celery rib, minced
• 1⁄2 green bell pepper, cored, seeded and chopped
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1⁄2 cup ketchup
• 1⁄2 cup tomato sauce
• 1⁄4 cup water
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon sucanat
• 1 teaspoon salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• Tabasco sauce, to taste
• 4 rolls, halved and toasted

directions

1. Heat the olive oil for one minute and then sauté the onion, celery, pepper and oregano for 4 minutes or until soft.
2. Crumble in the ground beef, breaking it up with a spoon. Cook until meat is brown.
3. Stir in the remaining ingredients through the black pepper and cook for 6 minutes. Add Tabasco, if using, and cooked until bubbling and heated through.
4. Spoon over toasted rolls and serve.