Dan's homemade sloppy joe's

6 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
2tablespoonsBUTTER
½cupCHOPPED ONION
½cupCHOPPED BELL PEPPER
1poundsHAMBURG
1can4 OZ SIZE, TOMATO PASTE
1tablespoonKETCHUP
½cupWATER
SALT
PEPPER

Directions

USING MEDIUM HEAT, MELT BUTTER IN A SKILLET. SAUTE ONION AND PEPPER UNTIL LIMP, BUT NOT BROWN. ADD HAMBURG AND COOK UNTIL BROWNED. ADD THE TOMATO PASTE AND THE KETCHUP. STIR UNTIL ALL THE INGREDIENTS ARE INCORPORATED. SLOWLY ADD THE WATER WHILE CONSTANTLY STIRRING. COOK OVER LOW HEAT FOR 15 MINUTES. IT WILL THICKEN. ADD SALT AND PEPPER TO TASTE. SERVE ON HAMBURG BUNS.