Name: Sloppy Joes with pickles, cheese and chips
Yield: 4 - 6
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 small Spanish onion, finely chopped; ½ green capsicum, finely chopped; 1 garlic clove, finely chopped; 500 gm minced beef; 1 tbsp brown sugar; 2 tsp ground chilli; 300 ml tomato passata; 200 ml beef stock; 1 tbsp each cider vinegar and Worcestershire sauce; To serve: soft bread rolls, grated vintage cheddar, pickles, finely sliced cos and potato chips

Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil

1 small Spanish onion, finely chopped

½ green capsicum, finely chopped

1 garlic clove, finely chopped

500 gm minced beef

1 tbsp brown sugar

2 tsp ground chilli

300 ml tomato passata

200 ml beef stock

1 tbsp each cider vinegar and Worcestershire sauce

To serve: soft bread rolls, grated vintage cheddar, pickles, finely sliced cos and potato chips

Method

Main

1.Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat, add onion, capsicum and garlic and fry, stirring occasionally, until translucent (4-5 minutes). Add minced beef and brown well, breaking up clumps with a wooden spoon (3-4 minutes), then stir in sugar and chilli. Add passata and stock, season to taste and simmer until thickened and well flavoured (8-10 minutes). Stir in vinegar and Worcestershire sauce, check seasoning.

2.Spoon meat into rolls, top with cheese, pickles and cos and serve with chips alongside.

Styling by Emma Knowles

Styling by Jerrie-Joy Redman-Lloyd