Name: Sloppy Joes
Yield: Serves 4 or 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 90 ml (6 tablespoons) barbecue sauce; 1 tablespoon oil; Cheddar cheese, grated (shredded); 8 burger buns, halved and toasted; 1 × 400-g (14-oz) tin chopped tomatoes; A few splashes of Worcestershire sauce; ½-1 teaspoon chilli powder (optional); 2 tablespoons brown sugar; 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) minced (ground) beef; 2 tablespoons tomato paste (concentrated purée); 2 garlic cloves, crushed or finely chopped; 1 yellow (bell) pepper, chopped; 1 beef stock cube; 1 red (bell) pepper, chopped; 1 onion, chopped

Preparation info

Serves
4 or 8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Tinned Tomatoes Cookbook

By Samuel Goldsmith

Published 2024

About

These meat sandwiches are an American classic. Featuring that well-known barbecue flavour, which is characteristic of many staple dishes from the US, Sloppy Joes are a great crowd pleaser. They’re perfect for when you want to get everyone involved around the dinner table.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon oil
1 onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed or finely chopped

Method

Over a medium heat, drizzle the oil into a large frying pan (skillet) or saucepan and fry the onion until soft, around 6-8 minutes. Tip in the garlic and both red and yellow peppers and cook for a further 5 minutes until the peppers have softened. Mix in the beef and cook for a few minutes until browned.

Pour in the tinned tomatoes and stir in the barbecue sauce, Worcestershire sauce, t