A saucy, generously seasoned American meat filling — smoky, subtly sweet, and with a gentle kick from chilli flakes — piled into toasted burger buns. The beef mince stays tender within a thick tomato sauce built from passata, Worcestershire, smoked paprika, and mustard powder. Relaxed and satisfying, it suits a casual weeknight supper.
1piece
3clove
2tbsp
500g
1piece
2tbsp
200ml
2tbsp
1tbsp
1tsp
1tsp
0.5tsp
1tsp
0.5tsp
4piece| # | Product | Quantity | Notes | State | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 1piece | — | — | |
| 2 | | 3clove | — | — | |
| 3 | | 2tbsp | — | — | |
| 4 | | 500g | — | — | |
| 5 | | 1piece | — | — | |
| 6 | | 2tbsp | — | — | |
| 7 | | 200ml | — | — | |
| 8 | | 2tbsp | — | — | |
| 9 | | 1tbsp | — | — | |
| 10 | | 1tsp | — | — | |
| 11 | | 1tsp | — | — | |
| 12 | | 0.5tsp | — | — | |
| 13 | | 1tsp | — | — | |
| 14 | | 0.5tsp | — | — | |
| 15 | | 4piece | — | — |
Peel the onion and discard the papery skin.
White onion · 1 piece
Dice the peeled onion into small, even pieces on the chopping board.
Tip the diced onion into a small bowl to clear the board.
Crush each garlic clove with the flat of the knife and peel away the skin.
Garlic clove · 3 cloveMince the peeled garlic cloves as finely as possible on the chopping board.
Scrape the minced garlic into a medium bowl to clear the board.
Pour the vegetable oil into a large frying pan and set over a high heat.
Vegetable oil · 2 tbsp
Add the beef mince to the pan with the oil (a 30 cm pan gives it room to brown), breaking it up into rough pieces as it goes in.
Minced beef · 500 gSear the mince over a high heat, pressing it into the pan and breaking it up as it colours, until deeply browned all over.
Tip the browned beef mince into a colander and drain off the excess fat, then return the mince to the pan.
Rinse the green pepper under cold running water in the colander.
Green pepper · 1 pieceDice the rinsed green pepper into small, even pieces on the chopping board.
Add the diced onion to the pan with the browned beef mince.
Add the diced green pepper to the pan with the beef mince and onion.
Sauté the beef mince, onion and pepper together over a medium heat, stirring regularly, until the onion and pepper have softened.
Add the minced garlic to the pan with the softened beef mince, onion and pepper.
Sauté everything together for another minute, stirring constantly, until the garlic is fragrant.
Add the tomato purée to the beef mince mixture and stir it through.
Tomato purée · 2 tbspSauté the tomato purée with the beef mixture, stirring frequently, until the purée darkens and begins to caramelise on the base of the pan.
Pour the passata into the pan with the beef mince and darkened tomato purée.
Passata · 200 mlAdd the Worcestershire sauce to the pan and stir it in.
Worcestershire sauce · 2 tbspAdd the brown sugar to the pan and stir it through the sauce.
Brown sugar · 1 tbspAdd the mustard powder to the pan and stir it into the spiced beef sauce.
Mustard powder · 1 tspAdd the smoked paprika to the pan and stir it into the spiced beef sauce.
Smoked paprika · 1 tspAdd the chilli flakes to the pan and stir them through the sauce.
Chilli flakes · 0.5 tspAdd the fine salt to the pan and stir it into the spiced beef sauce.
Fine salt · 1 tspAdd the black pepper to the pan and stir it into the spiced beef sauce.
Ground black pepper · 0.5 tspStir everything together thoroughly to combine all the spices, salt and pepper evenly through the sauce.
Simmer the filling over a low heat, stirring occasionally, until the sauce has thickened and clings to the meat.
Place the burger buns cut-side down in a dry large frying pan set over a medium heat.
Burger buns · 4 piecePan-fry the buns, pressing them gently, until the cut sides are golden and toasted.
| # | Product | Tool | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 piece | | Peel the onion and discard the papery skin.⏱ 30sResultPeeled onion |
| 2 | Peeled onionstep 1 | | Dice the peeled onion into small, even pieces on the chopping board.⏱ 2 minResultDiced onion |
| 3 | Diced onionstep 2 | | Tip the diced onion into a small bowl to clear the board.⏱ 10sResultDiced onionused in step 13 |
| 4 | 3 clove | | Crush each garlic clove with the flat of the knife and peel away the skin.⏱ 30sResultPeeled garlic cloves |
| 5 | Peeled garlic clovesstep 4 | | Mince the peeled garlic cloves as finely as possible on the chopping board.⏱ 1 minResultMinced peeled garlic |
| 6 | Minced peeled garlicstep 5 | | Scrape the minced garlic into a medium bowl to clear the board.⏱ 10sResultMinced peeled garlicused in step 16 |
| 7 | 2 tbsp | | Pour the vegetable oil into a large frying pan and set over a high heat.⏱ 1 minResultVegetable oil |
| 8 | 500 g | | Add the beef mince to the pan with the oil (a 30 cm pan gives it room to brown), breaking it up into rough pieces as it goes in.⏱ 1 minResultVegetable oil and minced beef |
| 9 | — | | Sear the mince over a high heat, pressing it into the pan and breaking it up as it colours, until deeply browned all over.⏱ 7 minResultBrowned beef mince |
| 10 | Browned beef mincestep 9 | | Tip the browned beef mince into a colander and drain off the excess fat, then return the mince to the pan.⏱ 1 minResultDrained browned beef mince |
| 11 | 1 piece | | Rinse the green pepper under cold running water in the colander.⏱ 30sResultRinsed green pepper |
| 12 | — | | Dice the rinsed green pepper into small, even pieces on the chopping board.⏱ 2 minResultDiced green pepperused in step 14 |
| 13 | Diced onionstep 3 | | Add the diced onion to the pan with the browned beef mince.⏱ 1 minResultDiced onion |
| 14 | Diced green pepperstep 12 | | Add the diced green pepper to the pan with the beef mince and onion.⏱ 1 minResultDiced onion and diced green pepper |
| 15 | — | | Sauté the beef mince, onion and pepper together over a medium heat, stirring regularly, until the onion and pepper have softened.⏱ 5 minResultSoftened beef mince with onion and pepper |
| 16 | Minced peeled garlicstep 6 | | Add the minced garlic to the pan with the softened beef mince, onion and pepper.⏱ 1 minResultMinced peeled garlic and softened beef mince with onion and pepper |
| 17 | — | | Sauté everything together for another minute, stirring constantly, until the garlic is fragrant.⏱ 1 minResultFragrant beef mince and garlic |
| 18 | 2 tbsp | | Add the tomato purée to the beef mince mixture and stir it through.⏱ 1 minResultFragrant beef mince and garlic and tomato purée |
| 19 | — | | Sauté the tomato purée with the beef mixture, stirring frequently, until the purée darkens and begins to caramelise on the base of the pan.⏱ 2 minResultTomato beef base |
| 20 | 200 ml | | Pour the passata into the pan with the beef mince and darkened tomato purée.⏱ 1 minResultTomato beef base and passata |
| 21 | 2 tbsp | | Add the Worcestershire sauce to the pan and stir it in.⏱ 1 minResultTomato beef base and passata and worcestershire sauce |
| 22 | 1 tbsp | | Add the brown sugar to the pan and stir it through the sauce.⏱ 1 minResultTomato beef base mixture |
| 23 | 1 tsp | | Add the mustard powder to the pan and stir it into the spiced beef sauce.⏱ 1 minResultTomato beef base mixture |
| 24 | 1 tsp | | Add the smoked paprika to the pan and stir it into the spiced beef sauce.⏱ 1 minResultTomato beef base mixture |
| 25 | 0.5 tsp | | Add the chilli flakes to the pan and stir them through the sauce.⏱ 1 minResultTomato beef base mixture |
| 26 | 1 tsp | | Add the fine salt to the pan and stir it into the spiced beef sauce.⏱ 1 minResultTomato beef base mixture |
| 27 | 0.5 tsp | | Add the black pepper to the pan and stir it into the spiced beef sauce.⏱ 1 minResultTomato beef base mixture |
| 28 | — | | Stir everything together thoroughly to combine all the spices, salt and pepper evenly through the sauce.⏱ 1 minResultSeasoned sloppy joe sauce |
| 29 | — | | Simmer the filling over a low heat, stirring occasionally, until the sauce has thickened and clings to the meat.⏱ 10 minResultSloppy joe filling |
| 30 | 4 piece | | Place the burger buns cut-side down in a dry large frying pan set over a medium heat.⏱ 1 minResultSloppy joe filling and burger buns |
| 31 | — | | Pan-fry the buns, pressing them gently, until the cut sides are golden and toasted.⏱ 2 minResultToasted burger buns |
| Total Time | 59 min | ||
| Nutrient | Per serving |
|---|---|
| 440kcal | |
| 31g | |
| 29g | |
| 10g | |
| 13g | |
| 8g | |
| 2g | |
| 793mg |
A saucy, generously seasoned American meat filling — smoky, subtly sweet, and with a gentle kick from chilli flakes — piled into toasted burger buns. The beef mince stays tender within a thick tomato sauce built from passata, Worcestershire, smoked paprika, and mustard powder. Relaxed and satisfying, it suits a casual weeknight supper.
What you’ll doYou will brown beef mince hard in a hot pan, add onion and garlic, then simmer it with a smoky, sweet tomato sauce and chilli flakes. The thick filling is piled into toasted buns.
