SLOPPY JOES 
4 tbsp. cooking oil
2 sm. onions or 1 medium, chopped fine
Very sm. amount of garlic seasoning or drops of juice
4 c. ground beef
2 tbsp. flour
1 tbsp. chili powder or 1 dried hot pepper pod ground
1 tbsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 tbsp. sugar
2 c. cooked tomatoes made into pulp with blender or use 2/3 c. tomato paste
thinned with water to make 2 c.
2 c. cooked beans may be pin, brown, or kidney beans

Most countries have some kind of hot pepper, dry the pods and remove the seeds and grind in the blender with the tomatoes.

Put oil in skillet. When hot, add beef and partly cook. Then add onions and brown slightly. Stir while cooking until crumbly. Blend in flour, chili, tomatoes, and seasonings by stirring together. Cook over low heat until thick. Serve over split hamburger buns. Cooked beans may be added to mixture, if desired.

 

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