Homemade Sloppy Joes

Ingredients

• • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• • 1 ½ pounds lean ground beef (90/10)
• • 1 small sweet onion (diced)
• • 1 small green bell pepper (diced)
• • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• • 3 cloves garlic (minced)
• • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• • 1 teaspoon chili powder
• • ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• • 1 ½ cups beef stock
• • 1 cup ketchup
• • 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• • 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper (to taste)

Instructions

1. 1

   Heat vegetable oil in a large cast iron skillet over medium high heat. Add ground beef and cook until browned, about 3-5 minutes, making sure to crumble the beef as it cooks; drain excess fat.

2. 2

   Add onion and bell pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 3-4 minutes.

3. 3

   Stir in tomato paste, garlic, paprika, chili powder and cayenne pepper until fragrant, about 1 minute.

4. 4

   Stir in beef stock, scraping any browned bits from the bottom of the skillet.

5. 5

   Stir in ketchup, Dijon, Worcestershire and brown sugar; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Bring to boil; reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until thickened and flavors have blended, about 15-20 minutes.

6. 6

   Serve immediately.