Name: Sloppy Joe casserole
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Beef
Ingredients: 15 ml olive oil; 1 onion finely chopped; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 700 g beef mince; 30 ml tomato paste; 125 ml tomato sauce; 1 tinned tomatoes chopped; 30 ml Worcestershire sauce; 30 ml fresh origanum; 15 ml cumin ground; 2.5 ml salt; dried chilli flakes; 1 green pepper diced; 250 ml cheddar cheese grated; 2 ciabatta or sourdough rolls; 60 ml butter; 3/4 red onion finely chopped; 250 ml gherkins finely chopped; 30 ml fresh chives finely chopped

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Ingredients (19)

CASSEROLE

15 ml	olive oil
1	onion — finely chopped
2	garlic — cloves, finely chopped
700 g	beef mince
30 ml	tomato paste
125 ml	tomato sauce
1	tinned tomatoes — chopped
30 ml	Worcestershire sauce
30 ml	fresh origanum
15 ml	cumin — ground
2.5 ml	salt
	dried chilli flakes
1	green pepper — diced
250 ml	cheddar cheese — grated
2	ciabatta or sourdough rolls
60 ml	butter

SALSA

3/4	red onion — finely chopped
250 ml	gherkins — finely chopped
30 ml	fresh chives — finely chopped

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Method:

For the casserole, pre heat the oven to 180°C. Heat the oil in pot over medium heat, add the onions and garlic and sauté, 2 minutes. Add the beef mince and sauté, 5 minutes. Stir in the tomato paste, tomato sauce, tinned tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce, oreganum, cumin, salt and chili flakes.

Cover with a lid and simmer, 15 minutes. Stir in the green peppers. Spoon the mixture into a 22cm x 18cm baking dish.

Top with the grated cheese. Cut the rolls into 1cm thick rounds and spread with the butter.

Arrange the bread over the cheese and meat mixture and bake until golden and crisp, 10-15 minutes.

For the salsa, stir all of the ingredients together. Serve the casserole with the salsa on the side.

TIP: For a leaner meat alternative, replace the beef with ostrich mince.