The Best Sloppy Joe Sandwich

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1 green pepper, diced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 450 g lean ground beef
• 340 g (1 and 1/3 cups) tomato sauce
• 3/4 cup ketchup
• 2 tbsp. l. brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tbsp mustard
• 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• A pinch of cayenne pepper
• 6 hamburger buns, toasted

Preparation:

1. In a large skillet, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Add the onion and black pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are softened and beginning to brown in places, 6-7 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in the beef and cook, breaking up the ground beef with a wooden spoon or spatula, until browned and cooked through, 7-8 minutes.
2. Add the tomato sauce, ketchup, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, red wine vinegar, paprika, cayenne pepper, salt, and plenty of black pepper and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the sauce thickens, 5-6 minutes. Spoon the meat sauce onto the toasted buns.