Sloppy Joes

1 T. vegetable oil
1 medium onion, minced
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 t. chili powder
3/4 lb. ground beef
1 t. brown sugar
Salt and Pepper
1 c. tomato puree
1/2 c. ketchup
1/4 c. water
Tabasco
4 hamburger buns

Heat the oil in a skillet over med-hi heat. Add onion and cook until lightly browned (~5 minutes). Add garlic and chili and cook for ~1 minute. Add beef, sugar, 1/4 t. salt, 1/3 t. pepper. Reduce heat to medium and cook until no longer pink (~4 minutes). Stir in tomato puree, ketchup and water. Cook until thickened (~5 minutes). Season with Tabasco, salt and pepper to taste.

Sometimes it tastes a little too tart for me, so I add about a two rounded teaspoons more of brown sugar in the end.

Also, we don't eat them sandwich style. Instead we eat them open faced for more filling and less sloppy. I guess you could just call is Joe-style. Hah!

From The America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook