Famous sloppy joe burger was created in the 30th of the last century by the cook from Iowa Joe. Ever since a bun filled with ground meat fried in the sauce became so popular that cooked almost in every diner in America and it’s told everywhere they have the truest and tastiest sloppy joe. The secret of its popularity will become clear when you cook such a burger home, all the more that’s quite easy and very tasty!

✅ Ingredients:
• ground meat – 16 oz / 450 g
• 1 large onion (3 oz / 90 g)
• 4 buns
• green bell pepper – 2 oz / 60 g
• garlic – 3 cloves
• tomato paste – 1 tbsp
• ketchup – 5 tbsp
• butter – 2 oz / 40 g
• vegetable oil – 1 tbsp
• brown or white sugar – 1 tbsp
• dijon mustard – 1 tsp
• ground red chili pepper – ½ tsp
• ground black pepper – ¼ tsp
• worcestershire sauce – ½ tbsp
• chili sauce – 1 tsp
• water – 3 fl oz / 100 ml
• sugar – 1 tbsp
• salt – ½ tsp

✔︎ You will need:
• pans
• carving board

Preparation:
1. Melt 20 g of butter in the pan with the vegetable oil, lay out the chopped-up onion, green bell pepper and ground meat, fry stirring for 3-4 minutes over high heat.
2. Add the ketchup, tomato paste, sugar, dijon mustard, red chili and black pepper, minced garlic, worcestershire sauce, chili sauce, salt and water, stir and simmer for another 4-5 minutes over medium heat until the liquid almost fully evaporates. The ground meat should stay juicy.
3. In another pan melt 10 g of butter and fry the halves of buns on the cut sides until golden for about 2-3 minutes over medium heat.
4. Put the halve of the bun on a plate with the fried side up and lay out ¼ of the prepared ground meat on it and cover with the second halve.
5. Serve the sloppy joe burger hot with French fries, potato chips, ketchup, cheese sauce and veggies.