Sloppy Joes

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 red pepper (finely diced)
• 2 carrots (finely diced)
• 2 celery sticks (finely diced)
• 500 g beef mince
• 1 x 360g jar Ballymaloe 100 Recipe Sauce
• 1 litre water
• 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
• 1 tbsp soy sauce (or use Worcestershire if you don’t need it to be vegetarian/vegan)
• 1 tbsp dark brown sugar

Method

1. Prep: Dice the pepper, carrots and celery.
2. Heat the oil in a large, heavy-based pan on a medium heat.
3. Add the red pepper, carrots and celery Cover the pan with a lid and sweat for 10 minutes, until the veg are soft.
4. Push the sautéed vegetables to the side and add the beef mince to the pan. Cook for about 10 minutes until the mince has browned all over.
5. Add the Ballymaloe 100 Recipe Sauce. Fill the empty jar half-full of water and swish it around to catch all the sauce still clinging to the sides, then pour that into a measuring jug. Top up with fresh water to make 1 litre, then add that to the pan too.
6. Stir in the mustard, soy or Worcestershire sauce and dark brown sugar.
7. Bring to a boil, then cover the pan with a lid, reduce the heat to medium and simmer for 10-15 minutes, stirring now and then.
8. Season to taste before serving.

Put a toasted burger bun on each plate, cut sides up, then ladle the sloppy Jane lentils over the top of each half. Dig in with a fork and knife!