Papa Hoban's Sloppy Joes

A classic, simple Sloppy Joe recipe that goes down a treat with the whole family. Reminds me of growing up with my siblings, and reminds my dad of his schooldays!

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Yields: 10 joes

Ingredients

•  olive oil
• 450  g minced beef
• 1  medium onion
• 1 (10 3/4ounce) can  of campbells  cream of tomato soup
• 4  drops Tabasco sauce
• 1  beef stock cube
•  salt and pepper (to taste)
•  plain flour
• 8 -12  white  hamburger buns

Directions

1. Heat oil in pan.
2. Fry off beef and onions in a pan.
3. Drain the beef and onions - return to stove.
4. Crumble in stock cube, stir in to beef.
5. Add tomato soup (remember condensed makes double!); stir.
6. Now drip in Tabasco sauce one drip at a time. tasting all the while. add until you think it is hot enough for you and your family.
7. Season with salt and pepper.
8. Then add a teaspoon of flour to absorb any fat that may have still come out the beef.
9. Finally scoop into the hamburger buns, and enjoy!
10. NB: This recipe is really good if you add about 350g of pasta into the sauce and leave out the hamburger buns. it makes a really nice hotdish.