Not so Sloppy Joes

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

• Ready In: 15 mins
• 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.