Sloppy Joes

Ingre­di­ents

• 2 pounds lean ground beef
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 3 cloves gar­lic, minced
• 1 can chicken gumbo soup
• 3/4 cup Homade chili sauce (This is just my favorite and what is avail­able in my area, use another brand if you like)
• 3/4 cup ketchup
• 1/2 cup beef or chicken broth
• 2 table­spoons brown sugar
• 1 tea­spoon ground mustard
• 1 chopped red pepper
• 2 tsp kosher salt (if using reg­u­lar table salt, use 3/4 tsp.)
• 1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
• 2 tea­spoons cider vinegar

Instruc­tions

1. In a large, heavy pan, on medium-high heat, brown the ground beef. Halfway through, drain the fat off of the beef, then drain again when the beef is done brown­ing. This elim­i­nates a ton of unnec­es­sary fat and these Sloppy Joe’s are juicy and fla­vor­ful enough that you just don’t need any of it.
2. When done drain­ing off the fat, add the chopped onion. Don’t add any sooner or the onion will soak up fat that you don’t want. Let onion and meat saute for 5 min­utes to soften up the onion. Stir a cou­ple of times to keep your beef from burning.
3. Add the remain­ing ingre­di­ents. Reduce heat to medium-low and sim­mer for 20 min­utes, stir­ring often. Serve on toasted buns with appro­pri­ate sides (rice, pota­toes, chips.…)