Minced pork Sloppy Joes

Meat mains

Minced pork Sloppy Joes

Name: Minced pork Sloppy Joes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4

Main Serves 4 40 min

'Obviously minced beef is the normal filling for a Sloppy Joe, but with all that ketchup and barbecue sauce, I challenge anyone to tell the difference. I have to confess to not really 'getting' these loose, wet meat sandwiches; when my son, Harry, went through a Subway meatball and sauce phase, I threatened to disown him. My lack of enthusiasm comes partly from a disastrous experience with a Bunny Chow (Durban chicken curry in a hollowed out loaf of bread).' (Ben Watson)

Ingredients

500g minced pork
½ large green pepper, diced
½ large onion, diced
100ml tomato ketchup
100ml bottled barbecue sauce
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tbsp brown sugar
1 tsp chilli powder
½ tsp mustard powder
Tabasco sauce, to taste
4 burger buns, to serve
salted crisps and gherkins, to serve

Method

Prep time: 10 min

Cooking time: 30 min

Step 1
Brown the mince in a large frying pan and drain off any excess fat.
Step 2
Add all of the other ingredients up to and including the mustard, then cover and simmer over a low heat for 15-20 minutes to allow the flavours to mix.
Step 3
Add Tabasco sauce, salt and pepper to taste, then spoon on to the buns.
Step 4
Apparently you should serve with salted crisps and a dill pickle but either way, tuck in your bib.