Sweet N' Spicy Sloppy Joes Sliders

It's been a while.  Sorry, things have been a smidge insane lately.  The daughter has started eating solid foods (yes for sweet peas no for green beans...).  Last night it was a bit rainy and dreary ... dare I say fallish.  I had a pound of ground meat and frozen sourdough rolls.  So, I whipped up some sloppy joe sliders and they were quite tasty.

Sweet N' Spicy Sloppy Joe Sliders

Serves 4

Ingredients:
1/2 onion, minced
1-2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tsp. olive oil
1 pound ground beef
2 tsp. Worcestershire Sauce
1 T ketchup
1 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
1 T brown sugar
1 14 oz. can of crushed tomatoes
salt and pepper to taste
8 sourdough rolls, warmed and split in half

Utensils:
large skillet
wooden spoon

Directions:
Lightly sauté the onions with olive oil over medium low heat, add a smidgen of salt.  When they are softened and slightly translucent add the garlic.  Add the ground beef and start browning it and breaking it up with a wooden spoon.  Add Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, crushed red pepper flakes and brown sugar; stir together to combine.  Add can of crushed tomatoes and the salt and pepper.  Lower heat to low and let simmer for 10 minutes to thicken up a bit.

Add the beef mixture to the inside of the rolls.  Serve with fries and a salad on the side.
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