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Barbecue Sloppy Joes

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Ground beef simmered down with home-canned tomatoes, vinegar and chili powder, thickened with oatmeal.

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Deb notes she uses about ¼ cup brown sugar in place of the sugar.

Source
Shirley Topp

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Ingredients

  • 1 ½ pounds hamburger
  • ½ cup onion
  • 2 teaspoons flour
  • 1 teaspoon mustard
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 ½ pints tomatoes
  • Oatmeal, to thicken

Directions

  1. Brown hamburger with the onion; drain.
  2. Stir in the flour, mustard, sugar, salt, vinegar, chili powder, and tomatoes.
  3. Simmer uncovered, stirring now and then, about 30 minutes. Sprinkle in oatmeal to thicken. Be sure to cook down until nice and thick.

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