More Quarantine Comfort Food.

Served with Carrie’s homemade hamburger buns, toasted.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 lbs ground beef

1 tsp olive oil

1 TBS salted butter

1 tsp kosher salt

1/2 tsp black pepper (about 20 twists)

3/4 cup ketchup

1/2 cup water

1 1/2 tsp yellow mustard

2 TBS Worcestershire

1 tsp Crystal hot sauce

1 tsp onion powder

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1 1/2 tsp chili powder

1 TBS dark brown sugar

1 1/2 TBS tomato paste

Instructions:

Add ketchup, water, mustard, Worcestershire, Crystal, onion powder, garlic powder, chili powder, and brown sugar to medium sized bowl.  Mix well.

Heat butter and oil in big non-stick skillet, on about “6” or just above mid-point

Add ground beef and stir to crumble as it cooks.

Season with salt and pepper

When browned, drain using colander and return beef to skillet

Thoroughly stir in tomato paste

Pour in remaining ingredients and stir

Cook, stirring frequently for about 10 minutes or until the mixture has thickened to your liking.  Serve.