Ingredients
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1 tablespoon vegetable oil
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1 chopped red bell pepper
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2 chopped garlic cloves
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salt
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black pepper, freshly grounded
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2 lbs lean ground beef
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1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
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3 tablespoons tomato paste
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1 cup barbecue sauce (Neeley's used their own)
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1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
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1 teaspoon hot sauce (recommended ( Tabasco)
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4 hamburger buns, split
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barbecue sauce, for topping
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1 chopped green bell pepper
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large skillet with straight sides. Add the bell peppers and garlic. Saute until tender, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
- Add the ground beef to the vegetables. Stir and cook about 8 minutes, until the meat is no longer pink and fully cooked.
- Add tomato sauce, tomato paste, barbecue sauce, Worcestershire, and hot sauce into the skillet. Stir. Simmer until thickened, about 10 minutes.
- Serve on buns with extra sauce.